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Re: Wooden Doepfer cabinets?

2006-10-02 by hogberto

The case wasn't cheap: as I recall, a bit more than £1,000, but that includes all the rails, 
power supply and trunk lines. It is a beautiful piece of joinery. It even smells nice. I never 
felt that I had paid too much for it! The RS8000 would obviously be a good bit less 
because it's half the size. But the RS8500 will swallow a lot of modules and it looks just 
great.  

Bob  Williams specifically told me that if you devoted a row to Doepfer modules then they 
would fit perfectly: it's only if you mix Doepfer and A Sys modules in one row that gaps 
appear. 

Do get in touch with Bob. He's very keen to help and knows his stuff. 

--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, IZAM <izimizam@...> wrote:
>
> now why didnt i think of that ! thats just solved my problem unless the Plan b guys start 
selling thoese plexiglass cases ! Was the case dear , i guess so but then i want a case i 
with enough space and like this.Are the Doepfer modules a  perfect fit ? 
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> hogberto <hogberto@...> wrote:
>           Have you considered getting in touch with Bob at Analogue Systems. He produces 
> beautiful wooden cabinets. 
> 
> See http://www.analoguesystems.co.uk/rssystems.htm.
> 
> I think all his cases are fitted with Doepfer power supplies as standard these days and a 
> complete row of Doepfer modules will fit without any gaps. 
> 
> I've got an RS8500 cabinet (no Doepfer modules in it yet) and it is a thing of beauty. 
> 
> --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, "stuadh" <stuadh@> wrote:
> >
> > 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
> > >
> >
> 
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