jorjen Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Congratulations Travis, I could'nt be happier for you. Enjoy man! With the wood they are being constructed with, I would give some serious consideration to Teak Oil. See if Roy or someone could send you a couple scraps from the cut for testing purposes. I have a sneaking suspicion that would be the ticket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted January 22, 2009 Author Moderators Share Posted January 22, 2009 Congratulations Travis, I could'nt be happier for you. Enjoy man! With the wood they are being constructed with, I would give some serious consideration to Teak Oil. See if Roy or someone could send you a couple scraps from the cut for testing purposes. I have a sneaking suspicion that would be the ticket. Jorjen, Good to hear from you, it has been awhile. Actually, I was thinking about teakoil and in fact there is a teakoil/tung oil blend that is on the market. Roy sent me 4 6" x 6" double sided "off fall" (that's what they call scrap at Klipsch) so teak and teak/tung will for sure be in the sample mix. Travis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted January 22, 2009 Author Moderators Share Posted January 22, 2009 Top Notch!!! There is no higher rating in my book than a "Top Notch" from JB. Hope I don't screw this up. Travis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted January 22, 2009 Author Moderators Share Posted January 22, 2009 How are the raw plywood edges going to get trimed out? Excellent question. Luther is thinking either black, to add some contrast, precut matching veneer in 3/4' strips, or a contrasting wood veeneer. We are thinking, going strictly from the photos at this point, that black will make an excellent contrast. However, it is obviously going to depend on how the bass bins end up. I also need to pick a color for the 402 horns, they are "raw" which means they are going to look similar to frosted glass. They will be painted in Sherman Williams Automotive Laq., by a professional automotive finisher. This is the same finish that Klipsh uses to paint them black, but I will be going with some sort of dark hued earth tone. Travis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted January 22, 2009 Author Moderators Share Posted January 22, 2009 Today 4 giant boxes arrived at my house. However, there must be a mistake. On the side of each box is a large logo saying "Klipsch Professional." I know there must be some mistake because I'm only an amateur. Is someone else out there expecting a delivery from Klipsch? Did someone get my speakers by mistake? There they sit in the garage for now until we can figure out what the mixup is, or, find a "Professional" to set them up. More to follow. Travis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrWho Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I think those are mine Travis....I got a package today without the professional marking... [] That's cool that they gave you unpainted 402's....how's your painter dude going to get all the way inside the throat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg928gts Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Forget filling the holes, cut the butt-ugly flanges off those monsters before painting. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyKlipschFan Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Travis send those to me ASAP... I am sure they are mine.. DO NOT open them..... [8-)] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted January 22, 2009 Author Moderators Share Posted January 22, 2009 Forget filling the holes, cut the butt-ugly flanges off those monsters before painting. Greg Greg, I might end up sending them to you to see what you can do it terms of dressing them out. I am also considering having Luther's friend in Burbank, CA, with a giant CNC machine, make a pair of solid wood 402 horns, identical to the original (yes including the bumps, and yes I have a license). The price is quite, quite expensive to do that, however. But I don't need to tell you any of that. I am having trouble coming up with ideas on how to finish them out other then to paint them with high quality paint. If you try and trim them in wood it seems like you are just accenting their massive size. Travis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted January 22, 2009 Author Moderators Share Posted January 22, 2009 I think those are mine Travis....I got a package today without the professional marking... That's cool that they gave you unpainted 402's....how's your painter dude going to get all the way inside the throat? Ahhh Ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I knew there was a mistake, they should have sent the professional stuff to the professional and not to me. As far as paint inside the throat, I don't have any idea. That's why I have a painter dude, so he can worry about it and figure it out. Then Luther makes sure the Painter dude did in fact really figured it out. However, I understand it is a very high end autobody place so I would figure they have a long specialized sprayer to reach these types of areas. If not, I guess there is always Krylon, no runs no drips no errors. Travis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Moderators Travis In Austin Posted January 22, 2009 Author Moderators Share Posted January 22, 2009 Travis send those to me ASAP... I am sure they are mine.. DO NOT open them..... They are for sure still sealed, I didn't want to open anything so as not to impede my obtaining an RA for an expidited return. Where should I send them, Naples or Indy? Travis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg928gts Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 If you try and trim them in wood it seems like you are just accenting their massive size. You don't have to send them to me, I have a pair to use as templates and can send you a "kit". I don't know how you get away from the massive size. It is what it is. But cutting the flanges off will really make quite a difference in the size. That would lower the overall height of the horn too. I think that could be done on a table saw pretty easily. I think if you had wood trim around the 402 that was painted the same color as the grill cloth, it would not accent the size any more than it is. I was thinking that the stretchy grill cloth would work to make a "sock" that would fit around the front of the horn, then a wood trim with a groove cut in it that would fit over the edge of the flange with four screws to hold it together. Pretty simple. Black grill cloth and a semi-transparent black stain on a nice hardwood? Maybe use the same stain/hardwood for the front edge trim of the bass bins? Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Ya know Travis... just make sure you got the K69's hanging on the back and not the K1132's! Seems those production guys have slipped 1132's out at least two times, instead of swapping out for the K69. Sneaky bunch they are... then again...you've probably met their ringleader......I hear he's a good dancer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbsl Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Which wall are you going to put them against? The wall where the KHorns were or on either side of your home theater screen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted January 22, 2009 Author Moderators Share Posted January 22, 2009 K9's? I would hope they wouldn't want to put K9's in those boxes. I just checked in garage and I am sure I mush hace the 1132's or whatever you called them because I couldn't hear any barking, movement or other sounds from inside the boxes so they could not possibly contain K9's. My gosh, I thought you were a dog lover. Do I need to come up there and rescue Tubby? Or is this you trying to pull my leg or some play on words associated with Woofers. Woofers, K9's, get it? Please clarify your previous post for a non-proffesional. thanks Travis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyKlipschFan Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Indy... Naples is a place on the water.... Home will enjoy it more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Again...........congrats . You must be like a child at Christmas...............toys in the package and you can't open them until the Adults show up ! Enjoy............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiser SET say Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Congrats Travis, they looked so good in prep. Can't wait to see them set up, you should have Cornman over to listen to them as I know he will be floored[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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