RESTORATION PHOTO-ESSAY

JBL L100 and 4311 Restoration

Two Pairs of JBL Speakers

A restoration of JBL L100 Century speakers and JBL 4311 speakers with new veneer, refinishing, and new grill cloth.

From Leftover Rosewood Veneer

A few years ago, I restored a pair of Khorns with rosewood veneer, and I had enough veneer left over to do a pair of Heresy speakers that I had kicking around the shop.

After I finished veneering them, I just put them in storage and kind of forgot about them. When I started making the unique Shorthorn-style grills for Heresy speakers, I decided to get some solid rosewood and make a pair of the grills for the rosewood Heresies.

I made the rough frames, but then got onto something else, and the frames and the speakers just sat in storage for a long time.