Well, after a few requests, I finally took the time to shoot some photos of the HT2's we built for the Rocky Mountain Audiofest. It was rather difficult to get good photos (and I don't think I really did) because the finish was hand-rubbed to high gloss. I kept getting reflections (in fact, my tripod shows up in one if you know what to look for).
At any rate, here they are:
The speakers were veneered in Western Big Leaf quilted maple and then dyed. For those who have followed my original comments, I first thought I'd try to duplicate the sunburst finish on my Tom Anderson guitar (one beautiful instrument from a true craftsman). I did a good job applying the amber, red and black dyes. But while that type of finish looks great on a small guitar, I quickly learned that it is simply too much on a pair of speakers.
So we re-veneered the cabinets and tried a more modest guitar effect. Since you rarely see speakers done in this way, I was uncertain as to what people would think. I was happy with the results, but RMAF would be the test.
Well, I had nothing to worry about. I think this finish received more positive comments than any of the other speakers I brought to the show.
Here's a close up:
And a shot of the side panel (complete with tripod reflections):
- Jim
