Blackface era fender combo cabs

[beasleybodyshop]

Does anyone have any info on making blackface era fender combo cabinets? I'm building a blackface princeton reverb in a head cab format - anyone have any tips for doing the angled front and top pieces?

[xtian]

I've been posting my progress here

https://tubeamparchive.com/viewtopic.php?t=23029

What do you want to know?

[beasleybodyshop]

Ah! I see. So the slant on the front is a 3 degree angle? That sounds mighty shallow - Ive seen the chassis front plate to have around 20-25 degree angle.
Whats the length/width of the top part of the cabinet after you cut it?

Great job on that build so far Xtian, I was considering a combo but i am sold on the idea of a PR head unit.

[xtian]

I used this plan:

http://www.brieskorn.de/Guitar___Amps/V ... .4_eng.pdf

But increased the height by an inch or two to accommodate my 12" speaker.

As you can see the 3-degree slope is for the baffle, and there is a greater angle, 25 degrees, for the control panel. I made these cuts in three passes, and then rounded everything off with the 1/2" radius router bit.

[beasleybodyshop]

I used this plan:

http://www.brieskorn.de/Guitar___Amps/V ... .4_eng.pdf

But increased the height by an inch or two to accommodate my 12" speaker.

As you can see the 3-degree slope is for the baffle, and there is a greater angle, 25 degrees, for the control panel. I made these cuts in three passes, and then rounded everything off with the 1/2" radius router bit.

Excellent! Thanks for the plans. I assume you are using a mojotone chassis?

[xtian]

I assume you are using a mojotone chassis?

Yes.

[JazzGuitarGimp]

Ah! I see. So the slant on the front is a 3 degree angle? That sounds mighty shallow - Ive seen the chassis front plate to have around 20-25 degree angle.
Whats the length/width of the top part of the cabinet after you cut it?

Great job on that build so far Xtian, I was considering a combo but i am sold on the idea of a PR head unit.

Thanks for the clarification, xtain. When I read your post a few weeks ago, I thought "the control panel seems like it's got to be more than a 3º angle"

[beasleybodyshop]

Thanks xtian. Here is where I'm at with my cab. Tolex glue is currently setting up on it: