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Pi 10 build idea [message #40406] Mon, 24 February 2003 06:09 Go to next message
Larry Acklin is currently offline  Larry Acklin
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Registered: May 2009
Baron
OK, thanks to Wayne I have the plans for Pi 10 horns. I am into PA, and the "road horn" variant looks good. Reading the posts, I see that bracing the horn "slopes" and filling the back chambers with foam is essential. I also saw a post saying it is possible to leave the backs off the horn boxes- eliminating the resonant areas.

Since I don't have a truck, the following idea came to me- why not build the horn pieces in take-apart form? Build the sides with raised battens (3/4 by 3/4) all around the slope part and bottom piece, to form a "raised dado", build the horn slope normally, to fit into the dadoes (no glue), with 2by4 bracing on the slope piece, (no back), then use 2by2 spreader pieces across the front top and back top. Use allthread to pull everything tight. Now the whole horn box comes apart for transport as flat sheets, then can be assembled
on site. I can easilly put all that stuff on top of the Jeep, and put the woofer boxes and Mid horns inside the car.

Any thoughts??


-Larry

Re: Pi 10 build idea [message #40412 is a reply to message #40406] Mon, 24 February 2003 10:57 Go to previous message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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Registered: January 2001
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I like the idea of a horn that can be disassembled, but the problem is always how to make such a device that won't rattle and buzz when being used. There is a lot of power generated by these things, and even the solid model is tough make buzz-free. Any large format bass or midbass horn is going to vibrate its panels with great force. So just be sure to brace them well, use clamps that won't buzz and put rubber gaskets between each section.
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