FWIW I lined mine with thin cork shelf liner. Moreso on mine to minimize the impact of the pan against the metal tool box if they collide. I think it helps in my case.

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stratdancer wrote:

Bjourn, I was wondering if I should line the inside of my box with some type of dampening to cut down on any extra sonic vibrations that can cause the springs in the pan to react. I'm thinking that a hard plastic surface can cause extra resonance and prolong the dwell. What are your thoughts?

I am not sure about if dampening will have much effect. I suppose it depends on a number of things, how loud you play, if the reverb pan is close to the speaker, how much resonances you get thru the floor board...
Interesting idea!

While investigating the Oru Kayak by Anton Willis, a Coroplast based Kayak designed from an origami inspiration (See youtube) I started thinking of the possibility of creating a 6G15 coroplast cabinet. Coroplast is cheap, extremely strong and comes in many colours so covering isn't needed. Health & safety wise the properties of Coroplast is very good, combusting at around 700 F degrees and guaranteed to extinguish itself within 25 seconds.

With a good technically designed diagram I'm sure a very smart looking cabinet could be achieved, at least I can see it in my mind. I say this with a glint in my eye.. It could have a bit of a Ikea vibe also!

Someone might be missing a house for sale sign post tonight - for testing purposes of course!

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Initial reports...Bjorn has been incredible to work with--friendly, responsive, quick, thorough. I received the kit much quicker than I had anticipated, but still got too far behind preparing to hit the road with Threesome to build my ideal housing. I did, however, assemble the kit in record time (it is extremely easy, even for the most novice solderer) to be sure to have it ready for the multitude of foreign visitors for the SG101 Convention. From the very first time I fired it up, it worked perfectly. I didn't have to make any adjustments or alterations whatsoever. It was fully functional, but the housing was literally a small tupperware bowl--hardly sturdy enough for road use.

But, the moment of truth came when we all had a last-minute get together in Huntington Beach where the Germans, Italians and Serbians were to try out some vintage gear John Blair was selling, as well as the Quilter Tone Block and my ghetto-housed Surfy Bear! We had 2 60s Showmans, a re-issue tank, the Tone Block and the Surfy Bear all fired up for A/B comparisons. Everyone looked at my Surfy Bear with a puzzled, scowling gaze until I plugged it in and palm muted, at which point, the look turned to shock and everyone started asking in disbelief what the heck that thing was! Seriously...at one point John Blair himself walked in the room and proclaimed "Man, that thing really is drippy!" Yessss! That, I think, is the ultimate testimony to how close to a tank this thing sounds. It really is remarkable.

My next step is to prepare a proper, road-worthy housing, at which point I'm hoping to photograph, and record audio and video samples of it in action. The main goal in creating a housing is to have the entire thing be as compact as possible. I want to have ammunition against the argument of the housing needing to be as cumbersome as a real outboard unit. Yes, it requires a footprint larger than a compact pedal, but I would argue that the sound is so much better, it is beyond worth it. More to come...

Cheers, Bjorn! The Surfy Bear is amazing!!! Drip, drip, drip...

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JObeast wrote:

Mine is in the mail by now so now I have to worry about powering it. Anyone have a good source for US-style 12v 1A power supplies? And how do we track shipping? I didn't get an email.

Squink Out!

Bjorn,
Can the FET Reverb be overpowered to 18v safely? I have a Power Brick that has 9 & 18v outputs.

Squink Out!

JONPAUL wrote:

Initial reports...Bjorn has been incredible to work with--friendly, responsive, quick, thorough. I received the kit much quicker than I had anticipated, but still got too far behind preparing to hit the road with Threesome to build my ideal housing. I did, however, assemble the kit in record time (it is extremely easy, even for the most novice solderer) to be sure to have it ready for the multitude of foreign visitors for the SG101 Convention. From the very first time I fired it up, it worked perfectly. I didn't have to make any adjustments or alterations whatsoever. It was fully functional, but the housing was literally a small tupperware bowl--hardly sturdy enough for road use.

But, the moment of truth came when we all had a last-minute get together in Huntington Beach where the Germans, Italians and Serbians were to try out some vintage gear John Blair was selling, as well as the Quilter Tone Block and my ghetto-housed Surfy Bear! We had 2 60s Showmans, a re-issue tank, the Tone Block and the Surfy Bear all fired up for A/B comparisons. Everyone looked at my Surfy Bear with a puzzled, scowling gaze until I plugged it in and palm muted, at which point, the look turned to shock and everyone started asking in disbelief what the heck that thing was! Seriously...at one point John Blair himself walked in the room and proclaimed "Man, that thing really is drippy!" Yessss! That, I think, is the ultimate testimony to how close to a tank this thing sounds. It really is remarkable.

My next step is to prepare a proper, road-worthy housing, at which point I'm hoping to photograph, and record audio and video samples of it in action. The main goal in creating a housing is to have the entire thing be as compact as possible. I want to have ammunition against the argument of the housing needing to be as cumbersome as a real outboard unit. Yes, it requires a footprint larger than a compact pedal, but I would argue that the sound is so much better, it is beyond worth it. More to come...

Cheers, Bjorn! The Surfy Bear is amazing!!! Drip, drip, drip...

whitch pan did you use ? like i said with the drri pan is cool ,with the tad is whaou ! really better

JONPAUL wrote:

Initial reports...Bjorn has been incredible to work with--friendly, responsive, quick, thorough. I received the kit much quicker than I had anticipated, but still got too far behind preparing to hit the road with Threesome to build my ideal housing. I did, however, assemble the kit in record time (it is extremely easy, even for the most novice solderer) to be sure to have it ready for the multitude of foreign visitors for the SG101 Convention. From the very first time I fired it up, it worked perfectly. I didn't have to make any adjustments or alterations whatsoever. It was fully functional, but the housing was literally a small tupperware bowl--hardly sturdy enough for road use.

But, the moment of truth came when we all had a last-minute get together in Huntington Beach where the Germans, Italians and Serbians were to try out some vintage gear John Blair was selling, as well as the Quilter Tone Block and my ghetto-housed Surfy Bear! We had 2 60s Showmans, a re-issue tank, the Tone Block and the Surfy Bear all fired up for A/B comparisons. Everyone looked at my Surfy Bear with a puzzled, scowling gaze until I plugged it in and palm muted, at which point, the look turned to shock and everyone started asking in disbelief what the heck that thing was! Seriously...at one point John Blair himself walked in the room and proclaimed "Man, that thing really is drippy!" Yessss! That, I think, is the ultimate testimony to how close to a tank this thing sounds. It really is remarkable.

My next step is to prepare a proper, road-worthy housing, at which point I'm hoping to photograph, and record audio and video samples of it in action. The main goal in creating a housing is to have the entire thing be as compact as possible. I want to have ammunition against the argument of the housing needing to be as cumbersome as a real outboard unit. Yes, it requires a footprint larger than a compact pedal, but I would argue that the sound is so much better, it is beyond worth it. More to come...

Cheers, Bjorn! The Surfy Bear is amazing!!! Drip, drip, drip...

Thanks a lot JonPaul, I am very glad that the FET Reverb met your expectations!

Very nice to hear this since I have spent a considerable amount of time on this project. What I earned so far will go into further develop the board, using SMD technology

Some more of my contraption...

Recycled some scrap i had lying around.
I started with a 3D model, trying to squeeze the pan in minimum material but still have at least 5mm clearance from all sides. Came out quite robust.

The "chassis" for the pan is an Ikea kitchen thingy. Tolex was applied, just because. Ultra humongous vibration absorbing rubber feet. With all the material, it's quite heavy and very stable.

Finally, A worthy place for the SG101 sticker! fits PERFECTLY on a pan, have you ever noticed?
There WILL be LEDs of course, it's not transparent for no reason! (clear perspex on the closed side, blue on the open, brown on top).

Underside:

You have to find a good balance! I use 2 sets on the bottom springs for front and back.

Top mount:

One spring set is enough, pan carefully centered.

Front:

Those ridiculous 'ears' on top will be replaced with some nice handles, when I find.
It just cries for some cheesy front lightning...

Pedal:

The extra holes are for future routing options... There's plenty of extra space in the p-h1590c enclosure. Planning to add a switchable buffer-splitter and a blend FX loop... Graphics will be done as soon as pots are decided on.
I can't record now, but it sounds better than it looks. Just wanted something original, robust and freaky!

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Oh, the ideas I have for this thing...

I have a tank that I LOVE. But I'd really like to have a backup other than my stupid FRV-1. I think this would be perfect!