And I’ll add a bit more data on the elastic string topic. I have a pair of Cremona Ms and a Cremona Center. Yes, Sumiko is offering pre-cut strings for these speakers at a reasonable price:
- Cremona M pre-cut strings $70/speaker (Part SON9940117)
- Cremona Center pre-cut strings $50/speaker (Part SON9940078)
I received and installed them and it was a piece of cake, if a bit time consuming. I pulled off the top and bottom brackets, then cut and removed the old strings and laid the brackets left-right on a table. It’s a simple matter to thread a string through one bracket, then the other bracket, a short U-turn down the next hole and back to the first bracket’s next hole. That is, each string is double length and makes two lines. Then you just tie off the two ends in a single knot.
One trick is to hold the brackets vertical on the table with something; I used two spring clamps. Of course the other trick is to do it all loosely so you’re not dealing with tension.
Now the speakers are like new and good for another . . . hmmm, how many years?
- Cremona M pre-cut strings $70/speaker (Part SON9940117)
- Cremona Center pre-cut strings $50/speaker (Part SON9940078)
I received and installed them and it was a piece of cake, if a bit time consuming. I pulled off the top and bottom brackets, then cut and removed the old strings and laid the brackets left-right on a table. It’s a simple matter to thread a string through one bracket, then the other bracket, a short U-turn down the next hole and back to the first bracket’s next hole. That is, each string is double length and makes two lines. Then you just tie off the two ends in a single knot.
One trick is to hold the brackets vertical on the table with something; I used two spring clamps. Of course the other trick is to do it all loosely so you’re not dealing with tension.
Now the speakers are like new and good for another . . . hmmm, how many years?