C38 Restoration with Pics

[ejfud]

There is no reason and probably impossible to get all the old veneer off cabinets of this build quality. If it is still glued done firmly it can be glued over. Wood to wood bond is always good. Just need to give it a good sand to get the oils off and you are set.

The fill is Wonderfill by Rockler Woodworking. It is a really good fill for this type work as it is wood dust in some liquid. So again wood to wood gluing is accomplished. I have used it a many projects with great results.

Gary

[Steve Schell]

Ejfud, your brother's work looks magnificent.

I recently made repairs to the case of an old ebony finish Steinway grand piano in a commercial setting that had suffered quite a bit of case damage due to being run into doorways and such. I built up the damaged lid edges and case corners and sanded them to dimension prior to painting. I used Devcon #10110 steel epoxy putty for this. It adheres to roughened wood extremely well, much better then Bondo. It cures up hard, and will likely stand up to future abuse better than any wood dough I have tried. I'm sure it would also be an ideal material to build back flattened corners and such on old hammered speaker cabinets prior to reveneering.

[BMWCCA]

Steve and ejfud, thanks to both of you for your suggestions. Piano black? Hmm....

[refud]

Morning JBLer's, I have found a leg and badges for these C38's now I'm looking to replace the Energizer sticker than was on the back ( the original was only about half there). I've found a couple of photos of this sticker so I was able to recreate the art but I don't know the exact size. My guesstimate is that it is close to 2.5" x 5.75". Does anyone have one of these on the back of a speaker than they can measure for me? I need the overall dimensions plus the dimensions of the blue and black squares. Thanks in advance.

[spkrman57]

Those look museum quality!

Regards, Ron

[refud]

Thanks Ron! These are my first pair of vintage JBL's and I couldn't be happier with how they turned out. Best $6.00 I've ever spent!

[Sam Cogley]

But, the exclamation signature series badges are going to be the real hard find, if you don't already have them.

Those are on eBay all the time.

[JBL 4645]

Nice restoration job on restoring them to pristine condition.

[davis]

Thanks Ron! These are my first pair of vintage JBL's and I couldn't be happier with how they turned out. Best $6.00 I've ever spent!

Where did you get the cloth to restore the speakers?