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Veracity of the month...

— every so often this page will highlight a truly unique
"Special Edition" Veracity project...

November # 3

The Story

Joe Brandi wanted a pair of HT3's done in dark walnut burl with claro walnut front baffles.

The problem with most burls is that the sheet sizes are quite small. This part of the tree just isn't very large. So it took a few months of searching before we found a beautiful batch of burled walnut that was dark and large enough for the project. It had a gorgeous grain structure and beautiful burled figuring.

Naturally, burled wood like this looks best when done in a high-gloss, hand-rubbed finish. At first, Joe was going to go with a standard finish. But as the project progressed, Joe changed his mind (without any prompting from me).

A fellow woodworker paid us a visit just about the time we were assembling these speakers. "They look like they belong on the dashboard of a Jaguar," he said. I couldn't argue with that.

Happy listening, Joe!

What's next?

Makore and cocobolo make a great combination. Stay tuned...

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