Yamaha NS1000M restore

[Emotiva!]

Found these on ebay for a couple hundred. They were beat badly. But all drivers work and tested perfect when pulled. Using raw wood unbacked quilted makore and hide glue with hammer veneering. I cleaned the beryllium domes with mothers mag polish and a cotton ball. Screens were straightened and made perfect again. Woofers will be re blackened and i am deleting the grills permanently. They will replace my last build 1000's and get all new crossovers built active in an external matching box.

 

[Emotiva!]

Dirty dome

Somebody smoked around these

 

[Emotiva!]

Quilted makore

With some alcohol to enhance grain

 

[Emotiva!]

Almost done

Now for the fronts!

 

[jberger]

W o w !!!!

 

[slow_jazz]

That was always my dream speakers....

Congrat's... One day I will own a pair..

 

[holysocks]

Gorgeous!

 

[cubdog]

Nice work! I can't wait to see the finished product.

cubdog

 

[tiga]

Looking great. So did you peal off the old black veneer first?

 

[Rome]

Very nice resto on those speaks!

Rome

 

[StevenZ]

Lookin' good! Can't wait to see the rest.

 

[SuperLead100]

Oh man, that is sweet:thmbsp: great veneer; very nice work!

 

[Styx_II]

Looking goog.:thmbsp:

 

[just dave]

Cool,tell me about that alcohol trick.

 

[Danvee]

IIRC, it's a way to "preview" what the wood will look like after finishing.
Water would give the same effect, but would raise the grain.
The alcohol dries quickly without any harm to the surface.
Others might use mineral spirits, but might be a problem if using a water based finish.

 

[dread31]

I remember hearing a pair of those demonstrated with high end gear when they were new.
Very nice!! Good luck with the restoration. Keep us posted.

Dave