Veracity of the
month...
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truly unique
"Special Edition" Veracity project...
November
After shipping my first pair of Veracity HT3's (October Veracity-of-the-Month) to Brad
Johnson, I obviously had to resplace them.
Ever since I had built a pair of MBOW1's in fiddleback
mahogany, this remained one of my favorite woods. So I thought I'd try it out
on this pair of HT3's. I could use regular mahogany for the plinths (bases),
but finding the right wood to match for the front baffle was a challenge. Then
I remembered an auction I had won a few months earlier.
 Thanks e-Bay
I love exotic woods and veneers. And e-Bay is a great
source for them. One day I decided to search for thuya burl. I didn't expect to
find any, but there was a book-matched pair of pieces that seemed to be the
right size. I emailed the person offering the pair and asked him for size
information. He informed me that he expected a bidding war on these pieces but
that nobody had submitted a bid. He said he was really hoping no one would,
since he didn't want to sell it for the minimum bid.
The auction was ending in 15 minutes. Sorry, the pieces
were mine. I got a great buy, not knowing at the time how well they would work
out for this particular project.
just for insurance
Since I was not able to hang on to my last pair very
long, I am starting another personal pair so that I don't get caught without
again. I love these speakers.
archives
Here are links to past Veracity of the Month
projects:
August, 2003
September, 2003
October, 2003
November, 2003
April, 2004
May, 2004
July, 2004
August, 2004
September, 2004
October, 2004
what's next?
Well, I can't very well be without a pair of HT3's, now
can I? So I'm planning to build a pair with curly African cherry and a madrone
burl front baffle. But first, I had two clients order HT3's a few days apart.
The funny thing is, both of them wanted English sycamore. So I guess these come
first...
Stay tuned...
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