[Archguy]

Just lately started buying some vintage SS amps which are in dire need of new wood cabinets.  But everything I see online is restricted to McIntosh or Marantz.  Mine are Rotel and Accuphase (so far).  Granted I have some (much) older equipment (like 1930s) but they don't need new cabinets. 
 

So.... does anyone know who makes solid wood surrounds for old components?



The guy here http://mcintoshcabinets.com/pages/mcintosh.htm flatly refuses
 to build for anything except Marantz, Fisher, McIntosh and Scott.
He does such beautiful work that I'd gladly pay his prices.





"penninw" from eBay and AK did cabinets, but seems to have vanished as well.
Or maybe he's on vacation--it is summer after all...

Tons of cabs  for Marantz.   I have basic woodworking tools & skills but I can't create the opening in the top for the grille, which is important. (That Fisher above is just a tuner.)  Would need a router & a jig I'd think.  Could probably  do the rest reasonably well, and may have to.  But a pro would do better.

There's this way of creating such a grille but it pretty much precludes a wraparound case
http://www.ebay.com/itm/232341061214

These people "Black Swamp Audio" seemed to do such work but do not respond to emails.
And their presence on the web seems to be obsolete.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/350870460298
 
My next move may be to start researching the four brands listed above and see if by chance
any of their faceplates & enclosures happen to correspond to any of mine.  Unlikely though.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Marantz-WC22-WC-22-Original-wooden-case-good-condition/282542033238

[mlundy57]

An opening like the one in the picture is very easy to cut with a plunge router, a flush trim bit, some straight pieces of wood as guides and some double stick tape.

Layout the opening, using double sided tape attach the guide pieces on the outside of your layout lines (make sure the guide pieces are wide enough so the router remains stable), drill a starter hole for the router bit into the opening, then with the bearing of the flush trim bit riding along the guide pieces route out the opening.

The bearing will naturally make the rounded corners. The larger the diameter of the flush trim bit, the larger the corner radius will be.

If you want to make the routing easier you can cutout most of the waste with a jig saw first.

Mike

[jules]

If you can find a furniture maker nearby, these boxes would be a relatively straightforward piece of work. Absolutely no knowledge of electronics required