I used to read an audio forum that had a retired audio engineer who developed an inexpensive DIY speaker. I believe he called it the Econobox. The secret was a Selenimum tweeter and a horn. Well, I bought an empty pair of Klipsch Heresy cabs, built the crossovers and bought some 12" Eminence woofers. For about $400 I have and outstanding pair of speakers I drive with 3 watts. Thank goodness for geeks.On loudspeaker build forums
have you seen the couple of videos posted on LTG; a couple of people have shared their experiences. Someone who knows the link can probably find it/them. (Hopefully I'm not thinking about the Martin guitar forum where I saw them!! )While I don't have the dedicated tools or experience to attempt anything as ambitious as this project, following this thread has encouraged me to consider buying one of those DIY guitar assembly kits that consist of pre-fabricated sub-units, and "build" a classical nylon-string acoustic (just because I don't have that type of guitar) just because.
Baby steps, but a fun project nonetheless.
RBSinTo
Elderguilder,have you seen the couple of videos posted on LTG; a couple of people have shared their experiences. Someone who knows the link can probably find it/them. (Hopefully I'm not thinking about the Martin guitar forum where I saw them!! )
Can't remember videos but for instance Tom's roomie Don built some, see:I haven't seen any videos,
I think that's pretty true, RBSinTo, but there are lots of videos on the subject. If you hunt around youtube you'll probably be able to watch someone doing the whole thing. Anyway, best of luck. If you have the time (and patience ) you should definitely do it.Elderguilder,
I haven't seen any videos, but understand that the instructions that come in these kits are fairly straightforward, so unless one is all thumbs, these guitars are not difficult to assemble.
RBSinTo
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