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 Nicholas Tripodi (tripodi)
Username: tripodi
Registered: 01-2007
Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 07:20 pm:   

Hi,
ive been considering building a tolex-free finished wood cabinet for my 112 Rd one hundred
Are there any special considerations i should take into account during the construction of this replacement cabinet? things like rattles and acoustics? (ive never made a shell for amplifiers/speakers before)
just out of interest, what wood is the rd 112 originally made of?
thanks,
nick
 Ed Goforth (ed_goforth)
Username: ed_goforth
Registered: 06-2006
Posted on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 - 09:57 pm:   

The cabs are 3/4" pine with finger-joints, the front baffle is 1/2"-3/4" baltic ply I believe. Back baffels 1/4" ply. I like good old aged pine. Koa is beautiful and expensive along with other exotic woods, but pine has a sweet vintage tone and Fender/Musicman were pine. Fender used paricle board baffles on the 60's & 70's. Musicman changed the baffles using plywood.