Thanks! The original owners were heavy smokers and the chemical strip followed by light sanding and refinishing really took off a thick layer of nicotine as well! Haha. I’m debating replacing the damping insulation due to odor as well. First, I’m going to try aggressively Lysol spraying the insulation.
Veneer condition really isn’t bad at all, and I’m thinking this is due to the clear varnish applied to the veneer. There are 2 corner dings that unfortunately have chipped the veneer off on the top front right and top back right of one speaker and 1 similar ding on the bottom front left of the other. I haven’t yet evaluated the other 2 speakers in depth. After reading various posts on this forum, it seems repairing chipped corners is pretty difficult.
The lattice grill covers are in pretty good shape, albeit dirty. I quickly submerged one grill cover in water and shloshed it around which seems to have done the trick (my dyson wouldn’t remove the dust as it seems stuck to the fabric inside each lattice cubby). The only problem with doing this is it also altered the curve of the grill (it’s a bit crooked) despite having a metal curved bar screwed into it (so much so that one corner won’t stay Velcroed). I’m still working on a plan to fix this. I’m thinking I’ll steam the front of it and screw it back into the speaker. Once dry, I’ll remove screws and replace with Velcro.
I’m reassembling one speaker now and cleaning the nicotine covered steel horns and frames. I’ll then recap one speaker, compare pre and post sound, then recap the remaining speaker. I’ll post my thoughts on pre and post recap sound later this evening or tomorrow.
TLDR:
Corners are chipped in 3 places, not sure of a good repair option. One lattice grill is bend out of shape slightly, will steam back into shape before messing with the other grill cover. Recapping and posting thoughts on sound tonight or tomorrow.
