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neon ** wrote:

My son sent me 3 pairs of speakers (california to ontario). They are

Where in Ontario are they now?

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neon ** wrote:


Any help would be greatly appreciated.

E-mail me some snaps of the damage. Just remove the BULL from my addy.

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neon ** wrote:

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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.

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neon ** 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...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