GD70
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Hi all!
I've been working on a set of gorgeous L980s for a client in Puerto Rico. He worked out a deal and bought these from the 2nd owner and I picked them up last December, 2 hours north of me here in NY. They were in storage for years, in their original boxes with all the documentation! My client said these will be his "Forever" speakers and wants them as new as possible.
As requested, the mids, tweeters and crossovers were sent to Mr. So. The cabinets were in overall amazing condition with just a couple small areas needing veneer repairs. Initially, I thought I could just blend in the new wipe on Poly where I sanded and replaced the veneer, but this didn't work out. The finishes didn't match gloss and color wise, so I completely sanded off the original poly factory finish, starting with a fresh veneer canvas. These originally have a Semi gloss/Satin finish. I started with Satin wipe on Poly, and wasn't liking how it looked, looking dull compared to the original. I bought wipe on Gloss Poly, and wow! There's 7-8 applications. I sanded between applications with 1500 & 3000 grit wet sand paper. These now look very high end, the veneer just glows with amazing depth.
Sonically they are phenomenal.
They will be packed up this week in their original boxes, then in heavy duty boxes with 2 inch foam padding which the owner supplied. He works at FEDX, and knows what's needed to ship these safely.
Here's pics of the project.
I've been working on a set of gorgeous L980s for a client in Puerto Rico. He worked out a deal and bought these from the 2nd owner and I picked them up last December, 2 hours north of me here in NY. They were in storage for years, in their original boxes with all the documentation! My client said these will be his "Forever" speakers and wants them as new as possible.
As requested, the mids, tweeters and crossovers were sent to Mr. So. The cabinets were in overall amazing condition with just a couple small areas needing veneer repairs. Initially, I thought I could just blend in the new wipe on Poly where I sanded and replaced the veneer, but this didn't work out. The finishes didn't match gloss and color wise, so I completely sanded off the original poly factory finish, starting with a fresh veneer canvas. These originally have a Semi gloss/Satin finish. I started with Satin wipe on Poly, and wasn't liking how it looked, looking dull compared to the original. I bought wipe on Gloss Poly, and wow! There's 7-8 applications. I sanded between applications with 1500 & 3000 grit wet sand paper. These now look very high end, the veneer just glows with amazing depth.
Sonically they are phenomenal.
They will be packed up this week in their original boxes, then in heavy duty boxes with 2 inch foam padding which the owner supplied. He works at FEDX, and knows what's needed to ship these safely.
Here's pics of the project.
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