cd_david Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 (edited) I managed to get hold of the Holy Grail of Acoustic rigs. Same as Jaco, JPJ and Bobby Vega, an Acoustic 360/361. it came without the top grill so I’ve made one and bought Some aluminium angle to make the surround with. I need to find someone to aluminium weld the corners but the grills finished. I put new cloth on the old one so they both match. gave the tolex a good clean yesterday too but it needs going over again with a nail brush to get into the contours properly. ill glue down all the tears and edges but I’m not going to re tolex this one, it’s a 1968 vintage and as they say, it’s only original once. Edited August 31, 2021 by cd_david 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPJ Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Good to see Elvis helping out with quality control 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloke_zero Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Lovely - pretty sure I've seen Larry Graham playing through these as well. It feels like such a big part of *that* sound. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stereoplayer Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Very cool! Congrats! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 (edited) - Edited March 15, 2022 by Jus Lukin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 You must be good at hide'n'seek.... I suspect when Mrs @cd_david finds out you've been doing that on her good rugs you're in for a hiding. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stereoplayer Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 On 30/08/2021 at 14:23, cd_david said: I managed to get hold of the Holy Grail of Acoustic rigs. Same as Jaco, JPJ and Bobby Vega, an Acoustic 360/361. it came without the top grill so I’ve made one and bought Some aluminium angle to make the surround with. I need to find someone to aluminium weld the corners but the grills finished. I put new cloth on the old one so they both match. gave the tolex a good clean yesterday too but it needs going over again with a nail brush to get into the contours properly. ill glue down all the tears and edges but I’m not going to re tolex this one, it’s a 1968 vintage and as they say, it’s only original once. Better than mine. I love both! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cd_david Posted September 1, 2021 Author Share Posted September 1, 2021 On 31/08/2021 at 16:25, TheGreek said: You must be good at hide'n'seek.... I suspect when Mrs @cd_david finds out you've been doing that on her good rugs you're in for a hiding. its my rehearsal space, thankfully this stage required nothing that would damage the rugs. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMoon Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Nice job @cd_david!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cd_david Posted September 29, 2021 Author Share Posted September 29, 2021 I’ve finished the aluminium profile on the lower grill. It needs the corners tightening up (it’s all one piece of aluminium like the original) so I’ve given it to a blacksmith friend who’s got a very sharp 90° angle on his vice. Mine has wooden jaws so the angle and alignment is a touch vague and I want it spot in before the corners are soldered up. The preamp has also had a service and a coupe of minor issues sorted out. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cd_david Posted November 1, 2021 Author Share Posted November 1, 2021 And finished. A service and Some lovely aluminium welding by a local metals company hides my ‘not perfect’ mitres. im very pleased with it. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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