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Hello there,
i have a pair of beolab 8000s that need new material on the frets, i've heard that they aren't the same as the material used on the 6000s and other beolabs, so could anyone point me in the right direction of some suitable material to recover them.
Would be much appreciated🙂
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Ever saw link?🙂
Yes, as thats the method i've used on my 6000s (will be putting pics up soon once i've finished the decorating), but I heard that the 8000s require a different type of material.
Why does it require a different fabric? You wanna use the exact same as the original?
You won't be able to make a neat job of the top corners without using the thinner cloth. Also the normal speaker cloth will be too thick and not allow the frets to clip back on.
That's a challenge! 🤔 Whenever I have those frets in my hands I will give it a try. So if the thicknes could be an issue then why not using the fabric I've been using on my Beolabs 6000, those are pretty thin, ask the ladies?👍
Unfortunately I think my customers especially B&O stores would raise their eye brows if their frets turned up with a pair of 40 denier tights wrapped around them!!
Don't tell them!
BL8000s are the trickiest fret to trim in my opinion. Well to make them look like they have come straight from the factory.
Don't we all? Ever tried to do Penta's? You think those 8000's are more difficult to handle?
That's a great tip, thanks!Pentas are a pain because the frames are not fixed. I made an insert that pushes into the frames and holds the tight while the cloth is stretched round. Without that they are really tricky!!! If you want to use a make shift insert a VHS cassette box is exactly the tight size!
Still I wanna know why, if you have the workmanship to do Penta's, you can't do 8000's? The shape doesn't seem that hard is it, comparing to Penta's?
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