Sunset

The sun is setting on my blogging career. It has been bloggy. Blogular. Blogullient.

Castaways

Pictured are three classic cast-frame 15" musical instrument speakers. On the left is an Electrovoice with a massive magnet enclosed in a case plus a chrome frame. Totally choi. On the right is an ancient James B. Lansing design with what appears to be military surplus paint on it. It has a screen over the vent and a logo on a metal plate. Both of these woofers spent a year in an Isla Vista garage with teenagers and came home completely out of service.
At bottom is an Altec, with one of the most massive frames you will find. This came non-functional from ebay. However, its twin works just fine and I am now able to blow out my windows anytime I need to. I had to scramble to find a speaker while the glue was still not set on my 2x15 cabinet project. I came up with a 4-ohmer out of an Ampeg cabinet. I created a 12-ohm speaker with a classic Tru-Sonic crossover across the Ampeg speaker only, feeding a tweeter horn. With even a moderate amount of power the tone is deep and clear. Sometimes you get lucky.

Call It Heavy Metal

It seemed like a good idea at the time. Create a bass guitar using only the best components including a metal neck with an ebanol fretboard (think bowling ball plastic) and pickups manufactured by EMG corporation.



However, the bass proved to be heavy, unwieldy, and downright hazardous in sub-zero weather. EMG has improved their pickups considerably since this instrument was created.

Structures

Here is what you might call a "split-level" house, quite affordable!


I was surprised to see this lettering on a building at De La Vina and Canon Perdido Streets.