112 cab : the retro surfer

lysander

Just finished this 

lysander

So I wanted a cabinet for home playing and decided to build one.
Wanted it to look more like furniture than gig gear so there we go
Speaker is a Jensen C12q, good thing it’s light because the cabinet is heavy as f***

I copied the dimensions of the H&K 112 cab since I will be using it with my Black spirit 200.

It’s a bit too late to try it now but will try and give it a blast in the next couple of days.

Sesh

That looks great.

BigMonka

That's really cool, and certainly does look like a nice piece of furniture/art to have in a room.
Have you got any more details on the build? It's something I'd like to try at some point too.

lysander

Sure, here are a couple more pics to see the construction, I made very simple joints with plywood for corner braces and direct gluing, see pic.
There are also plywood bits all around to screw into, I could have used pine there to save weight but it was easier to order it precut to right dimensions, I did have to recut a bit here and there though when the fit was too tight.



I cut the hole for the speaker with a jigsaw and got the hardware ( feet, handle, jack socket ) from hot rox uk, speaker from Thomann.
The front panel is screwed from the inside using a long handle screwdriver.

lysander

The colour is milk paint and a couple of coats of wipe on poly to seal and protect.
The sides and front are 12mm ply, which makes it heavy but also more surface to glue. 
Back is 9mm ply wood I think.

Edit: I should mention that I ordered most of the plywood from “cut my plastic”, and while it wasn’t cheap, it was very high quality plywood and accurately cut.

ICBM

That's a really nice cabinet finish. Well done .

lysander

Thanks @ICBM, means a lot coming from you
Hopefully will put it through its paces tomorrow.

lysander

Initial impressions on low volume test is that it sounds very nice - pretty smooth and balanced, though maybe lacking a bit of bass at low volume, seems to get better a bit louder.
Will update with more when I’ve tested it proper loud.

phil_b

certainly looks very classy

victorludorum

I did something very similar with some old pine that someone had chucked away. Mine has a C12N, is closed back and it has oodles of bass, so maybe close yours in if you're looking for more.

lysander

Yeah I’m using it closed, I think it’s just the nature of the speaker, also it’s sitting on top of a rack shelf rather than on the floor which probably contributes to it. 
I can compensate with the amp since it has a post preamp bass control so it’s not a problem.