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Day 5 - Slow day, I hate making the big braces. So decided to make it interesting. Using 3/4 x 1-1/2 popular wood we tried to balanced light with the curves of the center panel. I didn't think it would be this striking.

Titanium Hand wrote:ZEF you are like "The Mad Scientist" of Tuba 60's


One question; Installing the panels for the horn path, with both sides already in place - how do you maintain sufficient glue within the joint whilst sliding the panels into place?

When assembling the Tuba this way, I only glue panels to other panels and braces, the sides will be taken off at the end, joints sanded and checked for leaks, then the sides are glued on.

Quite an intriguing take on the construction stages then ZEF, I like it!

Can be quite a challenge trying to install 28inch wide panels square, I always get the feeling it would be infinitely easier with a third hand.

Looking forward to seeing the finished product

Three days left until gig

part II

Referring to 3 days comment:
Cutting it a little close? Haha, I just planned out the next 3 days of building and my T60 (same stage as yours more or less) will be done on Saturday for soundcheck and Sunday for looks.

MissileCrisis wrote:Referring to 3 days comment:
Cutting it a little close? Haha, I just planned out the next 3 days of building and my T60 (same stage as yours more or less) will be done on Saturday for soundcheck and Sunday for looks.

let me fix that for you

"will be done on Saturday for soundcheck and Sunday thru Sunday for looks.

first let me say you are the king of the mighty t60! You dont mess around when it comes to building these monsters. I believe your shows must be amazing from the pics you have posted. Now, I need to bring up the elephant in the room. I dont get it. Why oh why oh why not just build 2- 30" boxes? Unless you have a forklift I don't see how that behemoth will be moved. Please dont take this as an attack, I really do respect you, your builds, and admire your drive to build.

His friend /coworker wanted to downsize the number of 'cabs' thus the two stuck together. I think he mentioned that they had a way to move the monster once it's done. Thanks sub harmonic I haven't gotten much sleep between building and work .

I do like the look of the "cross over" braces

i think i'd want a cross brace on the 1st brace in the depths of the mouth.

"I don't get it."

67baja wrote:first let me say you are the king of the mighty t60! You dont mess around when it comes to building these monsters. I believe your shows must be amazing from the pics you have posted. Now, I need to bring up the elephant in the room. I dont get it. Why oh why oh why not just build 2- 30" boxes? Unless you have a forklift I don't see how that behemoth will be moved. Please dont take this as an attack, I really do respect you, your builds, and admire your drive to build.

I've been wondering that since the start of the build. Unless you're rocking a fucking forklift I can imagine that big bastard being horrible to move around. Also with it being double width I can imagine that adds a fair whack of leverage for the cab to twist down that centre point.

67baja wrote:Now, I need to bring up the elephant in the room, ..behemoth...

A literal elephant, in a room. Brilliant!

Great job there Zefren.