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    Join Date: Aug 2012

    Location: Eton wick

    Posts: 1,677
    I'm Philip.

    Default black ash..partial sand and refinish?

    I have some an/k speakers in black ash.
    Sound excellent but not my fave colour.

    Now i realise i can't sandncompletely.

    But could i partially sand, leaving the low points black and the high points lighter?
    And the restain in a rich color, to have a sort of streaky dark grainynaffect.
    Maybe a reddish wood tone.

    Anyone done this?

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    Join Date: Oct 2015

    Location: Woodmancote, West Sussex

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    I'm Ian.

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    What you need to bare in mind is the veneer would probably have been only .5mm thick when applied to the cabinets and then sanded by the manufacturer so will be quite a thin layer. If you sand them carefully you will take the surface off but will be left with a black filled grain effect, could look very classy with a mahogany or rosewood stain and then lacquered with a good quality water bourn varnish. Guitar manufacturers have been using this technique for many years.
    This might give you some idea of what to expect.

    [IMG][/IMG]
    Turntable
    Toshiba SR-370/Mission 774/Van Damme cable with MS Starline plugs/Ortofon Quintet Black
    CD
    Cambridge CXC transport/modified Musical Fidelity X-DAC/modified Musical Fidelity X-10 V3 tube buffer
    Network Player
    Cambridge NP30
    Amplifier
    Denon HA-500 head amp/Nakamichi CA-5E pre-amp/Chinese passive RVC/Proton AA-1150 DMC power amp
    Speakers
    Mordaunt Short Signifer on original factory stands
    Cables
    Mogami with Rean Neutrik plugs/NVA LS5
    Headphones
    Sennheiser HD600/Sennheiser HD650/Koss Pro4 AA

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