Doepfer

Hi Michael,

  I'm in the process of planning the build of a wooden cabinet for my synth.  After several 
months of searching the net and taking advice from this and other fora, it seems the only 
way is to home-build, or commission a carpenter to build a bespoke cabinet.  Like many 
others, I'm making a sloped bank.  Mine will be 6 rows high (2 at 45 degrees, 4 at 80 
degrees) at 168HP wide.  I have opted to avoid the wooden rails as this just seems a poor 
choice from an engineering point of view.  To keep the wood-working easy, I'm simply 
screwing in some 19" rack uprights to which I can mount standard cases.  Again, for 
simplicity, I have opted to make it 2 x 84HP, rather than trying to make a 168HP wide 
cabinet (I have dealt with Proma before.  Although they were really helpful, they (like many 
other German companies when I lived there) do not accept credit/debit cards making 
payment really difficult.  In the end, I resorted to buying Euros and sending the cash.  Far 
from ideal).  I'll be stripping out the enclosure around the standard cases, leaving only the 
rack ears and the horizontal rails.  This will keep down the weight and reduce the depth 
required.  I can also mount my 19" rack effects with their home-made breakout panels.

  I had a look at some beautiful English oak today, and it should come to around £100.  I'll 
also be looking at some reclaimed timber over the next few days.  Using cheaper wood 
(e.g. Ikea shelves are really cheap) or even MDF which can then be covered or painted 
would significantly bring down the price,  That said, after spending so much on modules, 
it seems a shame to skimp on the case.  

  As for mounting rails and rack stuff, check out eBay (as ever).  I got some stuff there ( I 
currently have a home-brew 19" rack case).

Good luck,

Stuadh


--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Wagner" <michael.wgnr@...> wrote:
>
> On 8/30/06, brownchonald <chonald@...> wrote:
> > Are there any cabinets, like the old Moog Modular cabinets, for
> > Doepfer modules?
> >
> > I don't like the way the suitcases look.  I want some wooden.
> >
> > I know of www.nice-racks.com, but I'd like some that is a little wider
> > than just 19 inches.  Is there anywhere I can get something like this?
> 
> -Michael
>