Jeff_H
Dean Hardtail Fanologist
Man does it look killer. My photography skills really stink, so these pics are the best I can do.
Scott is on vacation, and the shop is closed, but he made arrangements with me to pick it up while he was gone...how cool it that? I hung out with Brian, one of the guys that builds and covers/tolexes the cabs. Really cool guy. He showed me how they build their head enclosures, how they layout and cut the tolex and get it to fit so nice. He also took me on a little mini tour of the wood shop where they build the head enclosures and cabs. I saw all of the raw materials, and cabs in various stages of construction.
Let me tell you, these guys use top grade baltic birch plywood for EVERYTHING. I have never seen such nice, clean pieces of baltic birch in my life...you can't get this stuff at Lowes or Home Depot fella's. The quality of the wood is so nice, it's almost a shame to put tolex over it. You could stain it and it would look great.
The joints they put on these cabs and heads is so tight. They have a really high end saw that cuts the edges so clean you can but them together with no gaps. They slot each joint with no less than 6 recessed wood screws and wood glue. Then they take the edges once they are together and run them through a special router. It makes the edges appear to be solid...you can't even see a seam once they are done. You could litterally sand and stain, and it would look great. They were building an 8x10 custom bass enslosure that sure looked sweet, and they are starting some 4x10 enclosures for blues and bluegrass players at their request.
Really fun way to spend some time on a hot afternoon. Here's the best pics I can take of my new baby.
Scott is on vacation, and the shop is closed, but he made arrangements with me to pick it up while he was gone...how cool it that? I hung out with Brian, one of the guys that builds and covers/tolexes the cabs. Really cool guy. He showed me how they build their head enclosures, how they layout and cut the tolex and get it to fit so nice. He also took me on a little mini tour of the wood shop where they build the head enclosures and cabs. I saw all of the raw materials, and cabs in various stages of construction.
Let me tell you, these guys use top grade baltic birch plywood for EVERYTHING. I have never seen such nice, clean pieces of baltic birch in my life...you can't get this stuff at Lowes or Home Depot fella's. The quality of the wood is so nice, it's almost a shame to put tolex over it. You could stain it and it would look great.
The joints they put on these cabs and heads is so tight. They have a really high end saw that cuts the edges so clean you can but them together with no gaps. They slot each joint with no less than 6 recessed wood screws and wood glue. Then they take the edges once they are together and run them through a special router. It makes the edges appear to be solid...you can't even see a seam once they are done. You could litterally sand and stain, and it would look great. They were building an 8x10 custom bass enslosure that sure looked sweet, and they are starting some 4x10 enclosures for blues and bluegrass players at their request.
Really fun way to spend some time on a hot afternoon. Here's the best pics I can take of my new baby.
