[Harp-L] Gear Lust III - The Speaker Cabinet

["Tim Moyer" <wmharps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I recently posted about my new rack rig.  I had previously been 
using a homemade "combo" amp that had three rack spaces at the top 
(pramp, dig-fx, power amp) and 2x10 Weber P10Qs in the bottom.  When 
I moved all the components to the rack, it left me needing a new 
speaker cabinet.  After briefly considering building it myself (in 
my copious spare time), I decided to try and find one I could buy.  
I ran across a few very interesting things, but finally found 
exactly what I was looking for on ebay.  

It's a small (24x14x11) rabbet-jointed pine cabinet with poly-birch 
baffle and back panels, unfinished, but pre-cut for 2 10" speakers.  
It was built by a gentleman named John Griffiths who runs an 
operation called Griffiths Sound Works.  I know nothing about John 
Griffiths personally, only that he makes beautiful cabinets, very 
affordable, and his service was outstanding.  I bought my cabinet on 
ebay on Saturday, and it arrived, beautifully packed, via FedEx 
ground, yesterday.  It is gorgeous, simple, well-made, perfect for 
my needs.  Because it's unfinished, I can add my own feet and 
handles and grill covers any way I want.  I can also wire in the 
speakers to fit my own needs, which is important, since I run stereo 
to the speakers.  

I highly recommend Griffiths' work; you can see some examples on his 
web page: http://www.rivercityrockets.com/GriffithsSoundWorks.html

I looked through some of his other completed ebay auctions and saw 
some really interesting stuff, including cabinets that were more 
finished (tolex, speaker cloth, handles), and some project cabinets 
that included one built to hold a Champ chassis and a 10" speaker, 
and a "Champ head" cabinet, built to hold just a Champ chassis.  Now 
THERE'S an interesting idea: put the Champ chassis in a head 
cabinet, and have separate speaker cabinets...

No affiliation, blah, blah, blha, just a satisfied customer.  I'll 
post a picture when I have it finished.  In the mean time, I've got 
lots of harps to build...

-tim