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I thought it was time to share some pics of my new Acoustat Frames.
I didn't want to show any pics until they were 100% finished, but it looks like that could be a while.

Sorry for the poor pics, I had much better pics, but my other camera seems to have got lost in the move somewhere.

Still some sanding to do and then I plan on doing about 3-4 coats of wet sanding with Tung oil, then I can put the grills on.

These were Org. Acoustat X with tube servo amps. The org. panels were angled, which is great for bigger rooms, but most of my listens is in nearfield.
So I took out the inner frames from my X frames and I cut them and rejoined them so that were now flat panels.

Then onto the main frames. I used 3/4" Birdseye Maple for the top layer, then 3/4" of Murtle wood for the next layer and 3/4" Maple for the back, for a sold piece of beauty at just over 2" after finished.
They are about 58" tall.

Then came the base, this is 2" thick Maple at 23" x 33" , I was going to put an inner layer of Murtle wood in this, but someone in the shop misplaced my Murtle wood. So I used all Maple for the base with a 3/4" layer of Birdseye on top.

The wooden struts you see on the back are Rosewood that someone left in our shop along time ago. So I made full use of them. The base and the struts are detachable.

I have made a few projects with woodwork and really love working with wood. I'm very pleased with how things worked out.

The inner frame is just attached with a few screws right now, but I did make some nice Maple L-brackets 3" wide for that task.

We'll get to the sound after! :O) :O)

I have had my system in storage most of the past 1 1/2 years.
But I did manage to get it setup for about 3 months this past summer.
That was just enough time for me to get my long overdue New Frame project started.

I just moved from Vancouver Canada to Calgary and I didn't want to get overwhelmed by the Tung oil on the 1000 km trip, so I didn't put a finish on them yet. Back into storage they have went and I'm not sure when I will get them setup again.
But it sure was a fun project and well worth the time I put into it.

Looking forward to the day I set them up again, right now, I'm going through withdrawal, I'm miss my Babies!!

I havn't been posting much for a while, it sure sucks, not to have my system setup.

:O( :O(

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