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ProfessorBB
Posted 2009-09-22 9:10 AM (#397324)
Subject: Eliminating Bandroom Floor Clutter



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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains		While focusing my attention on the walls, ceiling and big pieces of floor gear in the bandroom, I lost sight of the fact the floor was becoming increasingly cluttered with occasionally used pedals that were not part of a regular board stored in a carrying case, guitar cords, power supplies, sheet music and music books, and other bits and pieces of guitar and amp miscellany. Anybody who has a bandroom or personal studio has likely experienced this problem. Stuff starts cluttering the floor. I’ve remedied this problem first by stumbling upon a nifty custom two-drawer amp stand cabinet covered in tweed to resemble the amp itself. This cabinet then got me thinking of a way to similarly lift other amps off the floor and led me to build this simple yet effective two-shelf stand with fiberboard drawers. While the high-quality custom tweed cabinet goes for about $250, and is worth every penny IMHO, the shelves and fiberboard drawers can be built for less than $15, thereby serving the same purpose for a lot less coin. With the stands in place, the bandroom floor sure looks more tidy. Pics below show the tweed cabinet below a Bassman and Reverb Unit stack, and the two inexpensive stands below a Vox AC30 and a Twin Reverb with drawers open and closed.





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BT717
Posted 2009-09-22 9:22 AM (#397325 - in reply to #397324)
Subject: Re: Eliminating Bandroom Floor Clutter


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Location: Vernon CT		Damn!!! I thought you were giving away Freebies! ;) :D

Seriously, looks good!! Very cool cabinets!
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WillaMuse
Posted 2009-09-22 9:29 AM (#397326 - in reply to #397324)
Subject: Re: Eliminating Bandroom Floor Clutter



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Location: Right now?		Professor, that is SO cool! It's like something you'd see on one of those complete transformation home shows on HGTV or something. Very creative, and very tidy. Good stuff!

;)
Willa
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MWoody
Posted 2009-09-22 10:40 AM (#397327 - in reply to #397324)
Subject: Re: Eliminating Bandroom Floor Clutter



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Location: Upper Left USA		Rule #1 - Never leave Cases out to be tripped over. Once tripped over you will then be accountable for the number of guitars AND cases you have which will lead to a forced reduction of inventory...

Good stuff Professor!
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2ifbyC
Posted 2009-09-22 1:40 PM (#397328 - in reply to #397324)
Subject: Re: Eliminating Bandroom Floor Clutter
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast		Great idea! Nicely done.
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Waskel
Posted 2009-09-22 4:06 PM (#397329 - in reply to #397324)
Subject: Re: Eliminating Bandroom Floor Clutter



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Location: closely held secret		Brad, that is excellent! I should build some of those.

...of course, it will require a sizable investment in amps before I can start...
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Trader Jim
Posted 2009-09-22 5:28 PM (#397330 - in reply to #397324)
Subject: Re: Eliminating Bandroom Floor Clutter


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Location: South of most, North of few		John, I think Stephen could help you out there. ;)
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Beal
Posted 2009-09-22 5:33 PM (#397331 - in reply to #397324)
Subject: Re: Eliminating Bandroom Floor Clutter



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Location: 6 String Ranch		or you could just get a bigger room.........
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Waskel
Posted 2009-09-22 5:39 PM (#397332 - in reply to #397324)
Subject: Re: Eliminating Bandroom Floor Clutter



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Location: closely held secret		Right, Beal. Thanks for reminding me. I'll need to build one of those, too.
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ProfessorBB
Posted 2009-09-22 5:47 PM (#397333 - in reply to #397324)
Subject: Re: Eliminating Bandroom Floor Clutter



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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains
Originally posted by Beal:
or you could just get a bigger room.........
Tried that approach. Since it is the basement, I could not go out any further without disturbing the 100 year old foundation that supports three stories of triple brick walls. As an alternative, I suggested that we go straight up into the room directly above, but SWMBO said she really wanted to keep the kitchen. I asked what for since it rarely sees any use. When she resumed speaking to me about a week later, I decided against revisiting the issue.
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Beal
Posted 2009-09-22 7:08 PM (#397334 - in reply to #397324)
Subject: Re: Eliminating Bandroom Floor Clutter



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Location: 6 String Ranch		Smart move.
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Beal
Posted 2009-09-22 7:09 PM (#397335 - in reply to #397324)
Subject: Re: Eliminating Bandroom Floor Clutter



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Location: 6 String Ranch		Hey, you've seen what I have. I suspect your room is bigger than mine. I had to take over the bathroom on that floor.
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TheShadow
Posted 2009-09-22 7:16 PM (#397336 - in reply to #397324)
Subject: Re: Eliminating Bandroom Floor Clutter


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Location: Everywhere
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Mark in Boise
Posted 2009-09-22 8:02 PM (#397337 - in reply to #397324)
Subject: Re: Eliminating Bandroom Floor Clutter


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Location: Boise, Idaho		I still remember her rolling her eyes after we emerged from the band room, Brad. I've seen that look before. I have more room, but less stuff, unless you count the weight machine that I took months to assemble. It takes up too much space, but it's staying in the house when we sell it.
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