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This is a music cabinet that I completed on April 28, 2008. It was designed by the customer and built using paint grade maple and birch. This whole order, which includes a king Murphy bed and a couple of small cabinets, has been about a year in the making. There has been some snags in the design. The customer wanted the doors to be sealed where electronics are located which means the air has to be exhausted out. On this cabinet there are 4 fans that pulls air in and then transfers it up the sides and out the top.
This cabinet was designed to be used in a music room. It has a fold out table where 2 monitors will be located. There is also room in the section where the monitors will fold up for a keyboard and guitars to be stored. The top left side will has DVD/CD storage and adjustable shelves for files.
Here are the links found on my Current Projects page. This is where I also have my live video stream. As of post time I am working on a couple of chalkboard murphy beds.
http://wwbeds.com/april08pictures/cabinets080430.JPG
http://wwbeds.com/DSCN2631.JPG
I’ll try to post picture of the other items later.
Building Picture
Exhaust system. Customer designed the maze system to dampen the sound.
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12 comments so far
runngt
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posted 414 days ago
Very nice work there Chris ! I like the way it closes up and out of the way.
runngt
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Scott Bryan
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posted 414 days ago
This is another beautiful piece, Chris. It is well designed and quite practical.
Thanks for the post.
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Rob
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posted 414 days ago
Very unique … good job.
tenontim
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posted 414 days ago
That’s another nice cabinet, Chris. I really like all of the space saving pieces you make. Thanks for the post.
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Mario
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posted 414 days ago
Nice work, it looks very well thought out.
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gator9t9
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posted 414 days ago
Nice very nice ….so what you have is an Digital keyboard workstation and component storage is that correct …nice Job …so the fold out will hold the keyboard ???
So can i ask what the customers purpose in air movement ? Is it just to keep the dust off ?? That maybe very very smart I have certainly never heard of that before …
As i play keyboards also and have a music workstation and a music room ..it would be interesting to see the final setup that the customer will use …
I know in theory it is a nice idea to have and use fold-ups and fold them away but in reality not so easy to do as those things that are placed on the fold-up have to go someplace and a keyboard is not small nor are speakers so then where do you put them while the bench is folded up and put away …like an ironing board ..ya cant leave the close on the fold away ironing board …and then keeping music books and etc off the area …mean a diligent and very pro clean up kind of user…..not impossible but not seen all that much in my experience with music players / creators …
Very very nice jBeautiful job on the cabinetry yes ..
Thanks so much ..
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GaryK
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posted 413 days ago
That’s pretty cool. I like your exhaust system.
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ND2ELK
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posted 413 days ago
Hi Chris
Great looking cabinet as always. I like the way the one panel drops down for the support leg. Is there just a hinge? thanks for posting.
tom
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Chris Davis
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posted 413 days ago
Gator9t9, on the question of the puropose of air movement. It is in the bottom section only. That is where the computers will go. He doesn’t like the noise that the computer makes so it will be completely sealed up with sound dampening material. We need the air movement for the heat since it is totally closed off.
Also I’ll try to post or send pictures if I get some from the customer.
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Chris Davis
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posted 413 days ago
ND2ELK, I used 2 panio hinges. One for the leg and the other at the pivot point for the fold down door.
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gator9t9
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posted 413 days ago
Thanks Chris ….Yes keeping the computers cool is always smart …and I know sometimes my PC harddrive makes noise too and it drives me crazy …lol
thanks ..
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SteveKorz
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posted 412 days ago
Chris, that is really nice… the exhaust is awesome… really cool.
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