Hipocrates
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My JBL4312 RestoMod Project
- Thread starter ictwoody
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As I big MCM and danish modern fan, I love seeing all the furniture goodies.
As they say, they don’t make stuff like they used to.
I feel that JBL also has some incredible looking stuff from that era too. (Paragon, metragon Olympus, etc)
As they say, they don’t make stuff like they used to.
I feel that JBL also has some incredible looking stuff from that era too. (Paragon, metragon Olympus, etc)
According to some, it can't be a resto mod unless it has a modern chassis to hold the big azz wheels and tires.
On the other hand, there are certainly many who consider mine a resto mod, even though the chassis is only modified using over the counter pieces.
Ooops, wrong forum.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forum...s-with-spinner-and-still-be-a-restro-mod.html
On the other hand, there are certainly many who consider mine a resto mod, even though the chassis is only modified using over the counter pieces.
Ooops, wrong forum.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forum...s-with-spinner-and-still-be-a-restro-mod.html
Great job Woody. I look forward to the finishing touches, as I am sure you do. All the photos distracted me, what again are your plans for the grilles?
Great space deserved of the great photography. We have collected a fair amount of MCM pieces too, but we don't have an open space like that so it is good to see those out in the open.
Great space deserved of the great photography. We have collected a fair amount of MCM pieces too, but we don't have an open space like that so it is good to see those out in the open.
ictwoody
I like vintage gear — my preamp is from 2007.
I recovered the stock grill frames with black cloth from Parts Express. The grills will overlap the badges by 1/4” the same as original. My thinking was you could,put the grills on to make them more low key, and then take them off to expose the blue for party mode.
- Woody
ictwoody
I like vintage gear — my preamp is from 2007.
Thank you!
Me too! I hope they get me the badges this week. They are so close to being called done.
I’m trying to think if there is an alternative to velcro for grill attachment. I should have installed magnets before I painted.
- Woody
ictwoody
I like vintage gear — my preamp is from 2007.
MCM_Fan
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Wow! Simply wow!! You're making me rethink my plans for my 4301B grills. I was just going to lose the cheap plastic banners with the simple, classic JBL badges, but if I could get something like this...
ictwoody
I like vintage gear — my preamp is from 2007.
I just used a local engraver I’ve worked with for years. Any place that does plaques and trophy’s and the like should be able to produce stuff like this.
I’m a graphic designer for a living... so the tricky part is doing the artwork to exactly match the originals. I chose to modify it a bit, omitting my non-sequential serial numbers for the “Special Edition” nomenclature.
I installed them tonight using a big of adhesive silicon. I’m letting them cure overnight. I’m pleased with them.
A couple notes. The big one is this shows me that JBL wasn’t super exact with the hole placement on the baffles. I didn’t notice it before... but if you look really closely the knobs won’t be perfectly centered in mine. JBLs stock knobs were about 16mm in diameter. I undersize my cutouts a bit to give a tighter fit. I’ve also chosen to use a lower profile non stock knob. This makes it a little more obvious. But still, I’m happy. I fudged the position of the badges a bit to try and visually center the knobs as much as possible.
Also, just to be clear. These are printed on the matierial using a very high end inkjet printer. The ink is kinda raised up and looks very much like it was screen printed on. I think it looks cool. They printed white underneath to make the color, like the orange stay true, they didn’t really use what we call in the printing world “trapping” so if you look at them from like 1-2” away you can see a glint or white around some of the edges. It won’t be something a normal person sees... but I’m a picky designer and while they are 100% acceptable, I wouldn’t call them 100% perfect.
If they were black on black baffles like the stock foilcals, then I would open up the holes for the knobs a couple mm’s since you wouldn’t really notice it. I was just trying to be more precise than they were back in the day.
Here’s a couple more teasers.
- Woody
malden
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Really beautiful work! Every decision you've made has been an improvement over the original. Even the grill cloth is an improvement. My 4311B's have black grill cloth but they totally obscure the drivers. The gc you used has just enough transparency to allow the drivers to be be visually present.
Awesome!
Awesome!
ictwoody
I like vintage gear — my preamp is from 2007.
Thank you. Also... that might have been your 4,000th post. Congrats on the milestone.
I agree on the subtle improvements. I always think about what might a modern version look like. Or maybe not modern as much as a version informed by modern design.
I like what I do with stuff. I’m never concerned with originality. I figure if I think they are cool then someone else will as well if I decide to sell them. They are getting sold. I don’t have a need for them and I’ve enjoyed the project. Not I’ll enjoy a little profit. But not really if I figured in my hourly rate. ;-)
-Woody
The Rebel
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Those turned out nice! Your cabinets started out in a lot better shape than the ones I have. I think mine will need new veneer if I want furniture grade looks from them.
I like the way you replaced the dented caps on the mids, I've been tossing that option around myself. The stainless plates look good with the blue baffle, it actually makes it look like it's made for a control room. Mine are more for a furniture look, what would I use if I wanted a brushed finish like that in black?
My daughter would dig most of the furniture in your place, she has the same ideas, and to my surprise has bought several pieces like that. At 23, she's pretty impressive. Great post, woody.
I like the way you replaced the dented caps on the mids, I've been tossing that option around myself. The stainless plates look good with the blue baffle, it actually makes it look like it's made for a control room. Mine are more for a furniture look, what would I use if I wanted a brushed finish like that in black?
My daughter would dig most of the furniture in your place, she has the same ideas, and to my surprise has bought several pieces like that. At 23, she's pretty impressive. Great post, woody.
According to some, it can't be a resto mod unless it has a modern chassis to hold the big azz wheels and tires.
On the other hand, there are certainly many who consider mine a resto mod, even though the chassis is only modified using over the counter pieces.
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