Zefren's Reservation Tuba 60

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Re: Zefren's Reservation Tuba 60 Test

#46 Post by Tom Smit »

zefrenm wrote:Awesome! How hard were you pushing it?

we dont have a voltmeter yet so the 11 o clock position on the TXI 1500 crown amp.[/quote]



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Day 8

#47 Post by zefrenm »

After a few days preoccupied with other projects, I finally got back to the tuba-60
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I choose to put the corners rails and corner brackets on before I Stain the wood to prevent the “unforeseen” slip of a hammer or sanding that could scratch the stain. I carefully mark the space for the Corner wheels. The Corner brackets are from reliable hardware as is the corner wheels. The corner rails are actually corner wall protectors from Lowes.
I choose to put the corners rails and corner brackets on before I Stain the wood to prevent the “unforeseen” slip of a hammer or sanding that could scratch the stain. I carefully mark the space for the Corner wheels. The Corner brackets are from reliable hardware as is the corner wheels. The corner rails are actually corner wall protectors from Lowes.
The corner bracket gets placed after the corners rails.
The corner bracket gets placed after the corners rails.
Of all the Handles the ones on the front horn are the most important. Here I’m drilling them out and using a scrap piece of wood to keep the drill from making a jagged rough hole.
Of all the Handles the ones on the front horn are the most important. Here I’m drilling them out and using a scrap piece of wood to keep the drill from making a jagged rough hole.
Done, Filed and sanded smooth. Bamboo skews make excellent hole fillers with just a touch of PL and then sanded down.
Done, Filed and sanded smooth. Bamboo skews make excellent hole fillers with just a touch of PL and then sanded down.
The whole Tuba gets a twice sanding with 60 then a final sanding with 150.
The whole Tuba gets a twice sanding with 60 then a final sanding with 150.
“With much respect and honor Dear sir … The size of the Tuba 60 is of non consequence, I rather do love bass and bass rather loves size, so save the “its too big comments” … thank you :) ”
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Day 9

#48 Post by zefrenm »

Finally Staining begins
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I removed the Driver access door because during testing there appeared to be a leak coming from inside the Speakon cable plug. Here I’m staining with the grain with minwax ebony wood finish. Initially we wanted to carpet the tuba or spray with duratex but settled on black wood finish with four coats of interior polyurethane.
I removed the Driver access door because during testing there appeared to be a leak coming from inside the Speakon cable plug. Here I’m staining with the grain with minwax ebony wood finish. Initially we wanted to carpet the tuba or spray with duratex but settled on black wood finish with four coats of interior polyurethane.
We came to like the finish and wood grain that shows.
We came to like the finish and wood grain that shows.
When Wiping off the excess stain be sure to wipe the aluminum clean.
When Wiping off the excess stain be sure to wipe the aluminum clean.
The temperature was in the high 50s so the stain dried quickly enough to accept the first clot of ploy. About 5 hours
The temperature was in the high 50s so the stain dried quickly enough to accept the first clot of ploy. About 5 hours
I do a final wipe of the black stain with a fine steel wool to smooth out any irregularities in the surface and staining.
I do a final wipe of the black stain with a fine steel wool to smooth out any irregularities in the surface and staining.
“With much respect and honor Dear sir … The size of the Tuba 60 is of non consequence, I rather do love bass and bass rather loves size, so save the “its too big comments” … thank you :) ”
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Day 9 cONTINUED

#49 Post by zefrenm »

Day 9 cONTINUED
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The Speakon had a small area in the back seam were the glue didn’t seal the end so we globbed it with Blue silicone gasket maker to seal it.
The Speakon had a small area in the back seam were the glue didn’t seal the end so we globbed it with Blue silicone gasket maker to seal it.
“With much respect and honor Dear sir … The size of the Tuba 60 is of non consequence, I rather do love bass and bass rather loves size, so save the “its too big comments” … thank you :) ”
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#50 Post by zefrenm »

Wet sand, one coat poly and wait. If your Tubas is going to be outside alot, then pony up for exterior polyurethane to prevent the clear coats from getting a yellow tint to it.
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The key to a nice water resistant finish is thin smooth coats of ploy so each coat is wet sanded with 400 grit sand paper 24 hours after the previous coat was put on. Feather sand until the surface feels like glass. Be gentle lol
The key to a nice water resistant finish is thin smooth coats of ploy so each coat is wet sanded with 400 grit sand paper 24 hours after the previous coat was put on. Feather sand until the surface feels like glass. Be gentle lol
Coat two drying; we use a semi-gloss it seems to have the middle of the benefits of flat and gloss. It over words it’s just right.
Coat two drying; we use a semi-gloss it seems to have the middle of the benefits of flat and gloss. It over words it’s just right.
“With much respect and honor Dear sir … The size of the Tuba 60 is of non consequence, I rather do love bass and bass rather loves size, so save the “its too big comments” … thank you :) ”
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#51 Post by UROK »

zefrenm wrote:After a few days preoccupied with other projects...
Like giving us (or me, at any rate) amazing historical insights into the evolution of ragtime, jazz, and blues in your other thread?!

:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

THANKS.

This thread really shows the size of the T60!

:shock:

Bassmonster's father would have a coronary if he saw that being hauled into his house! :lol:
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Re: Zefren's Reservation Tuba 60

#52 Post by zefrenm »

We didn't have enough time to build the four tuba so we did some experimenting with placement.....
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The thought in my head...
The thought in my head...
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The execution
The execution
The reaction :D
The reaction :D
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Re: Zefren's Reservation Tuba 60

#53 Post by 88h88 »

It looks like the missile pod for a massive sci-fi robot... I approve. :mrgreen:
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Re: Zefren's Reservation Tuba 60

#54 Post by bassmonster »

Sick! :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Re: Zefren's Reservation Tuba 60

#55 Post by Bruce Weldy »

You look like Slim Pickens riding the bomb in Dr. Stranglove....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcW_Ygs6hm0

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Re: Zefren's Reservation Tuba 60

#56 Post by zefrenm »

Bruce Weldy wrote:You look like Slim Pickens riding the bomb in Dr. Stranglove....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcW_Ygs6hm0
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Testing the Tri pod Stand

#57 Post by zefrenm »

It was going good until the tubas woke everyone working Grave yard in a 100 yrd radius from my house but managed to listen to how the three tubas performed this way heres a picture of what i heard in a 150 hz wipe to 5 hZ played in 30 secs over and over again marking places that was louder and places that sounded like only one tube vs three.
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The test a cone shaped cross section
The test a cone shaped cross section
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Re: Zefren's Reservation Tuba 60

#58 Post by Titanium Hand »

Maaaaaaann, :clap: You've go to be the T60 King!

You and your faithful helper must be having a ball making all of those glorious T60's.

Your steel work around the access panel is great, makes it look proper industrial and mean. The stain and poly is a nice touch too. With four casters conspicuously placed underneath you could excuse people for asking a rather apt question eg:

"Wow Zef, were'd you get the flash new flight cases? More importantly, whats in them?" to this you would answer

"Flight cases...pffft! Theses are the subs" :mrgreen:

That tone sweep video is bloody gnarly, you've got some serious warfare. With the above "graph" which colour represents which? Did you do this by ear, or do you have some special desert storm technology out there?

Please excuse my ignorance, the title of the thread quoting the term 'Reservation', do you mean like Reservation, as in Mohave desert, saguaro cactus, peyote, mescalun, tepee and Native Indian Folk? I bet you are seriously popular with everybody between the age of about 16 to 35, having some seriously wild parties with the Tri-lithic Trident Of T60 Torture :chainsaw:
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Forget the Testing lets USE the TUBAS!!!!!

#59 Post by zefrenm »

We flipped the Tubas 180 degrees from the First test and Bingo Sucess



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Re: Zefren's Reservation Tuba 60

#60 Post by Gregory East »

Nice lightshow.

T60 3, camera mic nil as usual. :mrgreen:

The teepee arrangement seems pointless unless you count the visual appeal. How about wall or corner loading them according to Hoyle?
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