TV Front 5A3 Cabinet Plans/Measurements

[ustompsteve]

Does anyone have plans/measurements for a 5A3 TV Front Deluxe cabinet?

--steve

[Jammin'John]

Are you building it yourself ? :confused:
1x12,2x10,or 1x15 ?
I did a 1x15 Pro a short while ago.
15's have their own mojo !


JJ

[WMThompson]

Steve,
Check out my TV cab I recently built.
I got the dimensions from Ebay sellers, and
from sizes of
Victoria amp covers @ Vintage Amp Restoration
in St Louis.
If it looks accurate enough for you
I will send the dimensions
later today.(It's rather late right now)
Thanks
WT
ps-the one on far right is a vintage Deluxe-just for comparison purposes.

[bluesaholic]

I've got a 5e3 in a Weber tv front if you need me too measure it for you..Mine is a Clark chassis..
Terry

[dobsont]

Looks good to me -- I'd like to know too!

[ustompsteve]

That would be great if you could post them.

--steve

[WMThompson]

I will post a detailed description in a few days.
I measured the chassis cutout to fit a 5e3 chassis, which just barely
fits, so if you're doing something like that you have to be
really careful with your measurements.
WT

[WMThompson]

The cabinet is 16" tall and 18" wide-just like a wide panel Deluxe,narrow panel Princeton, and the narrow panel Harvard.
The depth at the bottom is 9" and the depth at the top is 7-3/4"
I've taken detailed measurements from three vintage amps; a narrow panel Champ, a narrow panel Princeton and a narrow panel Deluxe, and in
each case there was an 1-1/4" slant.
The TV shaped cutout is 10" tall, and 13-1/2" wide, leaving panels of 3"
and 2-1/4"(top, and sides)
I had to eyeball the radius on the corners of the panel, and I settled on a
1" radius which looks pretty close. I had a drafting circle template that came in handy for that, and used the 2" circle.
I made the router template for the panel out of 3/4" quality plywood.
The 3/4" ply made it easier to round over the 1/4" inner edges with a
1/2" roundover bit.
I used a 5e3 chassis cutout(like I mentioned earlier),because I like
the sound of the 5e3, but I wanted something different for a cabinet this time around.
The 5e3 cutout that I used is, 12-1/4" and 2-1/2" deep.
I'm not sure what the radius on the chassis cutout corners are-I just traced the ones on my 59 Champ, though, if anyone knows the answer, please let me in on it,(I know they used a couple different types).
Okay,
I used a 3/4" roundover bit in my router for a nice vintage looking roundness
on all outside edges except on the inside of the chassis cutout where I used
a 1/2" roundover.
Also, be sure to sand the transition a bit where the 1/2" roundover meets the 3/4" roundover-you'll see this done on most of the tweed amps, plus, it makes the tweed easier to apply, and I think it looks cooler!
I drilled 1/4' holes about 4-1/2" deep on either side of the chassis cutout, and glued in a 1/4" hardwood dowel to strenghten the top from the weight of the chassis. I know that Fender did this.
Well, I hope this understandable and informative.
If not, let me know and I will try to clarify.
By the way, I'm still working on the baffle.
Thanks
WT

[dobsont]

Thanks for this! Keep us posted as it comes together!
:cheers:

[ustompsteve]

Thanks,

That's great. I'm guessing by the 10" cutout that you are doing a 10" speaker. I made one using a 12" speaker. I had to do a larger cutout.

--steve

[WMThompson]

I'm going to use a 12" speaker, but the front cutout will still be
smaller.
The speaker will slightly overlap the bottom panel like the
originals did.
I hope it doesn't affect the sound too much!
WT