Well, just got done making up the cabinet for my Ceriatone Princeton clone. Learned a lot about wood and construction in the process.....
For example:
dont use old joists as they are most probably bowed due to the weight bearing bit. Gluing the end to side grain sections always ends up with a variable gap in a prominent position.
Holes for dowel always end up off centre even if measured and the centre being punched as a guide.
Rounded off corners/edges suddenly makes an average bit of work look much more professional
Corner caps look cool
As to the tone....wow. Its a really simple circuit, so the tone is pure and beautiful.....luscious clean
And thanks to the recent spate of 'great NOS tubes for older style amps' threads we've had recently I've got some great glass coming to augment the nice tones already there.
For example:
dont use old joists as they are most probably bowed due to the weight bearing bit. Gluing the end to side grain sections always ends up with a variable gap in a prominent position.
Holes for dowel always end up off centre even if measured and the centre being punched as a guide.
Rounded off corners/edges suddenly makes an average bit of work look much more professional
Corner caps look cool
As to the tone....wow. Its a really simple circuit, so the tone is pure and beautiful.....luscious clean
And thanks to the recent spate of 'great NOS tubes for older style amps' threads we've had recently I've got some great glass coming to augment the nice tones already there.
