May 2007 post:
" OK, 2 hours ago I picked up some Epiphony cabinets from Dave. We hung out , talked, and by chance I saw a 10 inch pile of veneer sitting in the corner. Looked at it, and it was weird. Walnut, beautiful, BUT there was a large area in the center, like a longitude egg with unusual grain. Very dark, and very large and vivid. Very vivid. Asked Dave what that is all about and he showed me a hole above the grain.
Turns out that the hole is actually a bullet hole, and the darker area below is where the tree bled // was hurt. Looked stunning, but now check this out: they counted the rings, and the hole was created at the time of the Civil War !!!!!!!!!! Freaking unbelievable.
Discloser: Dave doesn't know where the tree was from, and if the bullet hole was indeed from the Civil War, but it was a bullet hole, and the timing is perfect.
So, we now have veneer for 8 pairs of Loreleis max, and 2 are already gone. (one for Klaus, hehehe).
Anybody who was ever interested in the Loreleis and wants to have a truly special and rare pieces of audio gear with some sort of 150 + years of history, and who loves a discussion piece, here is your chance. The vivid grain will be centered below the drivers, and will also be wraparound on all sides."
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Here is the "Civil War" Lorelei # 6, this time for Chang. He wanted a "full whammy" x-overs, connectors, etc.
You can clearly see the bullet hole underneath the ScanSpeak. Again, according to the "rings", it is from the early 1860's, but of course we have no idea as to whether the bullet was shot in combat or not.
Chang, have fun,
Klaus
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