My son sent me 3 pairs of speakers (california to ontario). They are
about 50 lbs each. The guy who packed them for him had them wrapped on
a pallet. UPS said no, so he broke them down to the six boxes. And
they were poorly packaged!
One pair is veneer rosewood & the other two pair are piano black.
At the bottom of each speaker is a black spacer plate (1/2"). And then
there is a black or rosewood base (3/4"). Four big screws go up
through the base plate, spacer plate & into the bottom of the speaker.
There are four spiked (six spikes / 3 rows) inserts pressed into the
bottom of the speaker into which the screws go. The bases themselves
have spikes screwed into them that isolate the speakers from the
floor. Thank goodness these were pulled & shipped in a bag.
Now the bad news. All of the bases got separated (ripped off) from the
speakers. So the base plate & spacer plate were locked together with
the 4 inserts, scratching the hell out of the bottoms of the speakers
(for 5 days by ground - lots of handling)! Spacer plates ok but 5 of
the 6 base plates are severely dented or broken (pressed material).
That is 95% of the damage. The rest is some dents and chips along the
corners. Enough to make you cry.
I can't blame UPS. So I need to get them repaired. I know zip about
woodwork. My only experience is with furniture guys from insurance
companies who come in & repair after a move.
I have still have your interest here is a link to the speaker manual
(pdf). http://www.wharfedale.co.uk/images/ranges/brochure_2.pdf
Page three shows my model & will give you a better idea of what I've
tried to describe. I also took some digital pics.
So I think I'll go the yellow pages & look for a furniture finisher
who has been in business for 25+ years.
Is this the right approach? Can the same guy handle the rosewood & the
piano black?
thanks for listening.
Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
>In article <[email protected]>,
> neon <**[email protected]**> wrote:
>
>> My son sent me 3 pairs of speakers (california to ontario). They are
>
>Where in Ontario are they now?
I have the good fortune to live near Grimsby, ON.
They sit not three feet from me, like wounded soldiers. I pass them
umpteen times a day and sigh deeply.
I am in the process of buying a receiver for them so the only saving
grace is that they are not deployed.
My son must feel terrible. So I told him "no problem", "I'll fix them
up".
I know it's only cosmetic damage but they are so handsome I want to do
a great job & bring them back as best I can.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
In article <[email protected]>,
neon <**[email protected]**> wrote:
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
E-mail me some snaps of the damage. Just remove the BULL from my addy.
In article <[email protected]>,
neon <**[email protected]**> wrote:
> My son sent me 3 pairs of speakers (california to ontario). They are
Where in Ontario are they now?
In article <[email protected]>,
neon <**[email protected]**> wrote:
> Google is not my friend. Got a number or url for Mohawk?
http://www.mohawk-finishing.com/default.asp
>And what is"Mohawk trained"?
As so often happens, they were apparently bought by some other outfit.
Richelieu now carries their goodies.
Here is a URL which has some FAQ's and Ask The Expert links. I hope this
helps.
http://www.mohawk-finishing.com/dist_detail.asp?distNbr=76
>And what is"Mohawk trained"?
What you are looking for, is someone who took a course like this:
http://www.mohawk-finishing.com/seminar_wood.asp
Insurance companies have contacts with people like that. Some of the
really good ones are employed full-time by furniture manufacturers.
It helps that your projects are portable.
People who aren't colour blind and have a knack for this sorta thing are
very employable.
Good luck!
Rob
In article <[email protected]>,
neon <**[email protected]**> wrote:
[snippd for brevity]
> So I think I'll go the yellow pages & look for a furniture finisher
> who has been in business for 25+ years.
>
> Is this the right approach? Can the same guy handle the rosewood & the
> piano black?
>
My goodness. Somebody really threw them around, huh?
My suggestion is to replace the bases that were annihilated with new
ones. The finish is not that hard to come by when starting from scratch.
The rest of the damage is best left to Mohawk trained wood repair guys.
A call to Mohawk's offices ( I think they're in Concord) will get the
ball rolling.
Before spending any time and money, make sure that the drivers (woofers
in particular) didn't get damaged as sudden jolts can dislocate the
magnet structures pinching the voice-coils in the gap. The British
traditionally use adhesive to hold the magnets in place while assembling
the drivers. The bolts used after the glue-job are never tightened very
much as the magnet material is very brittle and prone to cracking.
I have seen many speakers (Spendor, Chartwell, Rogers, Mission) come
across the pond with just that kind of shipping damage.
Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
>In article <[email protected]>,
> neon <**[email protected]**> wrote:
>
>[snippd for brevity]
>
>
>> So I think I'll go the yellow pages & look for a furniture finisher
>> who has been in business for 25+ years.
>>
>> Is this the right approach? Can the same guy handle the rosewood & the
>> piano black?
>>
>My goodness. Somebody really threw them around, huh?
>
>My suggestion is to replace the bases that were annihilated with new
>ones. The finish is not that hard to come by when starting from scratch.
Yeh, thought to get 6 bases made up and paint them flat black (to save
a little money!). That's what the four are.
>The rest of the damage is best left to Mohawk trained wood repair guys.
>A call to Mohawk's offices ( I think they're in Concord) will get the
>ball rolling.
Google is not my friend. Got a number or url for Mohawk? And what is
"Mohawk trained"?
thanks again