Ready to go home! / myLot

@TheHorse (205553)

Walnut Creek, California

January 14, 2021 4:00pm CST

Exactly a month ago, I posted about the last surface I had to finish on a pair of 50-year-old loudspeakers I'm restoring for a "client." I actually finished the surface in a week, but the speakers are still here, waiting to be picked up. I'll make $100 for my efforts. Every little bit helps right now. I'll attach an "after" photo to this post. It is of that last surface, which I had thought might be too scratched up for even the Great and Terrible Horse to restore. I think I used a "before" shot of the post from a month ago, which I'll attach below. Have you every worked on a project you weren't sure you could complete successfully?

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I'm still working on a pair of speakers I received for restoration about three weeks ago. I finally turned the second one over after working on the other three...

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203454)

• Nashville, Tennessee

14 Jan 21

Glad you can do work like this to help out. And a great job you did. The customer should be very satisfied.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (205553)

• Walnut Creek, California

14 Jan 21

I think he will be. I did put a lot of work into these. There was a lot missing veneer that had to be replaced.

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (48908)

• United States

14 Jan 21

I wish that I still had my stereo speakers.

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (48908)

• United States

15 Jan 21

@TheHorse all I have now is an old record player with built in speakers and we have an old furniture piece stereo.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (205553)

• Walnut Creek, California

14 Jan 21

I've sold off much of my collection but still have a few.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (205553)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Jan 21

@Tampa_girl7 If it has tubes in it it probably sounds good. Keep it.

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (62060)

• United States

15 Jan 21

You need to charge by the scratch! Fine job there, young Horsey.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (205553)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Jan 21

Heh. I'd be a millionaire, like...never mind.

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rakski

@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

14 Jan 21

it is good that it is done now

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The Horse

@TheHorse (205553)

• Walnut Creek, California

14 Jan 21

I look forward to my next speaker project. I'll update the Craigslist listing today.

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rakski

@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

15 Jan 21

@TheHorse that is nice!

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The Horse

@TheHorse (205553)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Jan 21

@rakski I hope he picks it up soon. I have outgrown my space.

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Kharla Jolly

@kobesbuddy (74483)

• East Tawas, Michigan

14 Jan 21

Yikes! That before speaker was a mess, that's for sure:( I like your after photo!

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The Horse

@TheHorse (205553)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Jan 21

@kobesbuddy I hope they spend many years in his living room.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (205553)

• Walnut Creek, California

14 Jan 21

I'm glad it turned out OK. I used a LOT of "hot water treatments" (and a lot of replacement veneer).

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Kharla Jolly

@kobesbuddy (74483)

• East Tawas, Michigan

14 Jan 21

@TheHorse That replacement veneer worked great, to conceal all those deep scratches.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (155961)

• United States

15 Jan 21

You did a super job as usual. Yes, I've worked on projects that I wasn't sure how they'd turn out.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (205553)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Jan 21

I'm working on some guitar sound hole coasters right now.. Those are usually pretty predictable.

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Notlilie

@prinzcy (32322)

• Malaysia

16 Jan 21

That's a good restoration work.

Greg

@xander6464 (40858)

• Wapello, Iowa

14 Jan 21

I only accept missions I know can complete successfully. And no one ever knows about the ones I reject because the tape self destructs and even if you called the Chief, not only would he deny everything, he'd even tell you I don't even work there. Ishould start charging more, though. $100 is more than ten times what I make per mission.