Fostex horn - repair, refurb, repurpose!
hjames started this new thread on fixing up the Fostex horns she just won on eBay.
The thread below starts from post 128 in the old "Mystery Large Format Monitor" -
http://www.audioheritage.org/vbullet...ormat-Monitors
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hjames
Howards orange oil
I have no idea what "Howards Orange Oil" is but the horns are TEAK and you should use TEAK OIL! Real teak oil, not the junk that dries like a paste or a varnish.
The wood has to "breathe". I can provide you with some guidance in that area if you have problems locating the good stuff.
Michael.
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Fostex horn - repair, refurb, repurpose!
Yep - it DOES make sense to make a new thread for this and not squat on the older "Mystery Large Format Monitors" thread.
(http://www.audioheritage.org/vbullet...ormat-Monitors)
Anyway, I found a pair of wooden horns on the auction site. They reminded me of the gorgeous walnut horns JohnW made for me a few years back for my L200 project.
But the auction horns looked abused. faded like they'd been let out in the weather. One had an obvious crack and someone had run Sheet rock screws in to hold it together.
Duct tape residue across the lips of both of them. Butcher work!
But the price wasn't too bad, I thought I could improve them, and after the sale the seller offered the original metal adapters with them - for 1 inch drivers.
Anyway - they arrived mid week and I wiped down the horns with "Oops" to get rid of the tape residue, and wiped down the intact horn with Howards Orange oil to see if that would refresh the wood ...
Update - Michael Gillespie from Fostex wrote in the other thread and said the horns are made of TEAK! I'll get some Teak oil today
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