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"Special Edition" Veracity project...
January #1
The Story
 Mike Bradley had a few
requests.
First, he had just installed new oak flooring and
wanted to match it (he sent me a sample). Next, he wanted solid wood front
baffles, but wanted them full-length. Normally this would be an expensive
option I would try to discourage. But he wanted straight walnut and I had a
friend who had a few boards available. Finally, Mike wanted full-length grills.
 The full-length baffles were not that much of an issue. But I
usually mount grills with magnets mounted just under the veneer. Since there
was no veneer on the front baffle of these speakers, I had to drill in from
behind, trying to get the magnets as close to the surface as possible without
drilling through the walnut baffles. It was a challenge, but we managed to
mount six of them per side without incident.
Matching the flooring was a bit of a challenge. Nature
creates wood and is rarely very consistent. It took some time to find some red
oak veneer that was a good match for the flooring. But I think we got very
close.
What's next?
More bubinga, more walnut and some very nice CAOW1's.
Stay tuned... 
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