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Max wrote:
This statement of Alexander concerning the timbers he uses is taken from an interview he once gave to journalist Steven Rosen. A friend of mine once sent me this part of the interview because we talked about Alexanders construction principles in regard of his cabinets. As far as I know this interview was published in a european musicians magazine in the late eighties. Perhaps someone here has a copy to post?


Dear Max,

John here again. Apparently that interview was only very short, and your information is much much more, than was actually printed, as a friend of mine told me. He will send me a copy. But it's in german!

Could you ask your friend where he got it from, and could all of us perhaps see the rest of it here as well?

Sorry to keep asking you all this.

Have a nice week.

John (ampcrack)
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ampcrack wrote:could all of us perhaps see the rest of it here as well?
Hi John,

if it is of enough importance for you to do some labour (and spend some money): yes, obviously.


1. Step: Do some www-research in order to find a way to contact Steven Rosen
2. Step: ask him, if he still sells copies of the tape and if you can buy one and post its content.

If he says "Yes":

3. Step: make an according deal with Steven Rosen.
4. Step: Find a way to transfer the audio signal of the tape into some common kind of data-file.
5. Step: Find a way to post a link to this file right here.

If Steven Rosen says "No" (or you can't get in contact):

As you write, a friend of yours will send you a printed version of the interview.

As soon as you got it:

a) find a way to translate it from german into english and post the translation

or

b) post a scan.

Cheers

Max
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Re: dumble speaker cabinet

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Hello everybody,

I got a copy of this german music magazine with the Howard Dumble interview.

March 14, 2009: .... I received an email from the authors of the Dumble book .... I have to take this interview out, as it's a copyright violation...javascript:emoticon(':cry:')

Dear Max,

apparently your long qoutes of the interview are from the Dumble Book.
Did you also get a warning? And why didn't you just say that it's from the book?

John

P.S. Steven Rosen sold the interview etc.. to the guys from the Dumble Book!
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Re: dumble speaker cabinet

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Has anyone found a good replacement wood (close substitute) for lumber core plywood?
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Bombacaototal wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2017 6:55 am Has anyone found a good replacement wood (close substitute) for lumber core plywood?
Redwood lumber core is still a choice of HD.

I have the Dumble book - that’s what is written there. For head cabinets he says spruce plywood is preferred material.
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hellrot wrote: Tue May 29, 2018 6:53 pm
Bombacaototal wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2017 6:55 am Has anyone found a good replacement wood (close substitute) for lumber core plywood?
Redwood lumber core is still a choice of HD.

I have the Dumble book - that’s what is written there. For head cabinets he says spruce plywood is preferred material.
Many thanks for the insight! Really appreciate it
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I have been wondering what is the thickness of wood used be HAD on the SSS and Dumbleland head cabinets.

As per post above (thanks hellrot) the wood are probably Spruce plywood, but are they 15mm (.6") or 18mm (.71"). Does anyone have good intel on this?
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That would be 3/4" as the 'nominal' sizing we use, (.75) but they actually are really ends up 5/8" or ~16mm as the real size (not sure why they do that).

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pompeiisneaks wrote: Wed Oct 24, 2018 4:59 pm That would be 3/4" as the 'nominal' sizing we use, (.75) but they actually are really ends up 5/8" or ~16mm as the real size (not sure why they do that).

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Thanks Phil! That clarifies. I assume the 15mm is the same
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I think if both sides are 'finished' then it gets a touch smaller yes.

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Raphael,

In the UK we use 18mm Plywood. That's the closest to 3/4inch. It's heavy but very sturdy and easy to work with. I've used it for all my amp and speaker/combo cabinets.






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norburybrook wrote: Thu Oct 25, 2018 8:12 am Raphael,

In the UK we use 18mm Plywood. That's the closest to 3/4inch. It's heavy but very sturdy and easy to work with. I've used it for all my amp and speaker/combo cabinets.


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Thanks Marcus.
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