Veracity of the
month...
— every so often this page will highlight a
truly unique
"Special Edition" Veracity project...
July
Rob Kurylo's favorite color is BMW Laguna Seca Blue. So
when he conjured up images of his dream speakers, naturally he saw an
automotive finish worthy of its namesake.
We emailed back and forth for quite a while discussing
finishing options. I had never done a Veracity speaker in an automotive finish,
but our job is to make dreams come true. So Laguna Seca Blue it was. And with a
high-gloss piano lacquer finish to boot!
detail
 But what kind of solid wood
baffle would work great with such a bold color? I thought a light wood would
provide the best contrast. I had very nice peices of bird's eye maple, a highly
figured maple and coral maple.
In the end, we tried all three and it was obvious that
the highly figured maple provided the greatest visual impact.
Rob wanted to know if this was the most unusual pair of
Veracity's I had ever built. I assured him they were.
He also wanted to know if these speakers would be
selected for the Veracity of the Month. "Of course," I said. And so we
present them for July.
Happy listening Rob!
archives
Here are links to past Veracity of the Month
projects:
August, 2003
September, 2003
October, 2003
November, 2003
April, 2004
May, 2004
what's next?
I started a pair of HT1's in cinnamon burl a few months
back and some other projects got in the way. I'm finally finishing them up and
really like what I'm seeing. I'm not sure, but I think bosse pomele front
baffles will finish these off nicely. I'm also working on a pair of macassar
ebony speakers that will be the richest looking pair I have ever produced. And
there are a few other surprises we'll be ready to announce shortly.
Stay tuned...
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