Almost done!
By The Horse
@TheHorse (205792)
Walnut Creek, California
January 30, 2016 10:58pm CST
I'm almost done with the four vintage loudspeakers I brought home two weeks ago. They were seriously scratched up, but I've been able to sand them down and get rid of most of the scratches.
One is a pair of Original Large Advents from about 1971. The other is a pair of ADS 570s from 1995 or so.
I will attach a "during and after" picture on one of the Advent tops oiled, and the other (actually a bottom) ready for oil.
Ommmmmm.
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@TheHorse (205792)
• Walnut Creek, California
31 Jan 16
Yes! A friend (a fellow audio geek) was marveling at the fact that a McIntosh amplifier he sold a few years ago for $500 now goes for $2500 on eBay. I have a pair of 1970ish Acoustic Research AR-3a loudspeakers that I bought for $280 and restored a couple of years ago. They'd now fetch about $900 on eBay. I'm just hanging onto them to see what happens.
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@TheHorse (205792)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Feb 16
@Elizaby I think these old speakers will keep going up, as they're getting more rare. But I do warn my friends NOT to refinish old furniture until they've researched it Some old furniture (and old guitars) is/are worth more if you DON'T make it/them beautiful.
@kevin1877uk (36988)
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31 Jan 16
Awesome that you have nearly finished the project of yours.
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
31 Jan 16
Awesome to hear you're almost done restoring the speakers! 
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
31 Jan 16
@TheHorse How long does these projects usually last for you? 2-3 weeks?
@TheHorse (205792)
• Walnut Creek, California
31 Jan 16
@infatuatedbby Yes, about 2 weeks for a normal pair of speakers.
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@TheHorse (205792)
• Walnut Creek, California
31 Jan 16
I really do. I love the way the grain shows when I oil them. And I like making something out of what might have become garbage because people just don't know. These old speakers were so much better than most of what's available today.
@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
31 Jan 16
Lovely wood grain. So pretty. Real wood looks so much better than anything else.
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@TheHorse (205792)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Feb 16
@ElizabethWallace Agreed. I can darken the other pair up, but I can't make the grain interesting.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
1 Feb 16
@TheHorse Wood grain is far more important than color, since the color can be altered some (as you know).
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@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
31 Jan 16
And after they will look good as new. 
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@TheHorse (205792)
• Walnut Creek, California
31 Jan 16
@nottoooldtowrite I will. I worry that I bore people, and that they're just being "nice," but I reckon a productive hobby is a good thing. And I AM passionate about music, including reproduced music.
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@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
31 Jan 16
@TheHorse yes please do and show us.
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