Pioneer CS-99A Restoration

[kermit_xc]

Picked up a pair of CS-99A at a auction for fairly cheap. Cabinets showed some troubling water damage, but the drivers and lattice grills were surprisingly in perfect condition. I have been catching up on GD70 restoration thread and will be starting tomorrow with full veneer strip.

In the meantime I was able to fire them and they sound AWESOME, my resident Cantons are still keeping the dedicated spot - but boy will this be a fun project

Also, when I first plugged them in - one speaker only had the woofer active, I was worried the cross-over is gone - nope, the mid/high pots needed a few cycles with deoxit - stay tuned for details and wish me luck. Oh, and keep the wisdom coming my way

 

[kermit_xc]

... also - while I think I have the route of cabinet repair figured out
- strip veneer and glue
- restore problem areas with epoxy and filler
- figure out how to apply new veneer

... I have absolute no idea what to do with the back board. My initial thought was to go brand new replacement - any suggestions ?

but yes - that is at least few weeks away kinda problem

 

[woofercooker]

Wow! I wish you luck. Hope it turns out well.. That backboard is pretty rough. Shouldn't be too hard to make a replacement though. The cab on the rough one looks like a lot of work. Can't wait to the the final result!