RE: [Doepfer_a100] Wooden Doepfer cabinets?
2006-08-31 by David Salter
Yep Michaels experiences echo my own. My first DIY cab had wooden rails and it proved to be a real pain as my module collection increased and I needed to shuffle the modules around. My current cases use standard metal rails. These can be a tad tricky to install - especially as my cab is double width and you need to screw two together - but it's worth the extra effort. If your carpentry skills are non existent you can always track down a local cabinet maker. Important thing is to plan it out well. If you are having a sloped section remember to allow for module depth not interfering with the lower row of modules, either keep the slope shallow or include a spaced section - can be used for multiples (lots of them) :) Rgds David David Salter Senior Consultant PSG Reuters Messaging: david.salter.reuters.com@reuters.net (t) +44 (0)20 7542 2402 | (m) 07990562402 | (f) 52699 Get the latest news at Reuters.com <http://www.reuters.com/> ________________________________
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From: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael Wagner Sent: 30 August 2006 21:19 To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Doepfer_a100] Wooden Doepfer cabinets? On 8/30/06, brownchonald <chonald@gmail.com <mailto:chonald%40gmail.com> > 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? I don't know about the ones you can buy, but I built one myself, although I'm not a good/experienced woodworker. In fact, I'm a quite bad one... The cabinet itself is not that big of a deal (well, you have to invest some time, but it's not that hard to build it accurately), but I had problems with the "rails", which in my case are wooden... I wouldn't do it that way anymore, instead I would go with the standard-rails, that Doepfer-cases use. It's hard to get good screws for wood in that tiny size, and if I want to move modules, I have to be very careful not to break the wooden bars. (I had to use thin ones because I built a sloped cabinet). Hope, that helps a bit, -Michael To find out more about Reuters visit www.about.reuters.com Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Reuters Ltd. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]