Shown here is the plans
( from January 2011) for the self contained
studio using the ebay photos of the gear I was waiting to arrive or
still bidding on, and compiled in photoshop.
Aprox planned size estimate:
5' wide
2' deep
6' high
Below is what happened...
Beginnings..
A run to Home Depot, gathered about a dozen
2x2s and about 20 2x1s, screws, finishing nails... and began to pretend
like I was a carpenter...
The frame work begins.
Trying to manifest the vision..
I'm not a carpenter, and it
took me a couple of nights just to get the framework right. Had to take
apart and redo several times before I got things lining up right.
Consist of 3 separate frames. Then secured secured together with long
screws and a couple brackets.
This enables it to come apart easily into 3 main pieces if need be for
transport.
Starting to face it..
Had a damaged, but full sheet of
wallboard, and a lot of short scraps of cedar from the Nickies Lounge
remodel and put it to use
in my studio project.
Put a couple pieces of equipment in place to insure fit.
The back and several sides of the structure at the
level where the equipment is housed will remain exposed for ventilation,
and for easy access to wires and cables. But will not be visible.
Coming Together
The desktop and roof are constructed
separately and then secured to the rest of the framework.
So now the structure is disassemble into a total of 5 separate
sections.
The pictures are deceiving.. but the areas above and below the
equipment housings are about a foot deep, except for the center areas
which is only about 8" deep.
This becomes more evident in other pictures...
A couple weeks later
Things slowed down, I've just been
pickin' at it, trimmed it out with more cedar scrap. Stared at it a lot,
contemplating, adding little stuff here and there.. poking along, not
getting much done really... at least not very fast.. but it never came
to a complete stop.
Took apart a digital alarm clock from the thrift store for $3 and
encased it in a strip of cedar and attached to the structure for my
"studio clock". Did the same thing with some VU meters which aren't
hooked to anything yet.
Added some shelves and built in a 4-sleeved paper organizer there on
left. Constructed a wood stand to hold my mixer up at an angle.
Emailed a drawing to a guy on ebay (Daves Signs) to cut a little sign
from pine.. It's wasn't automated, he does it all manually using his
saws. I had to widen the top to accommodate it in a way it looked good.
When I first put the sign in place it looked real good. The color of
the pine blended in well with the board I glued it to, but still was
prominent.
Then later I went and screwed it up by dabbing gold paint on it.. It
still looks good, but it looked better before. Now the contrasting
colors between the sign and the back wood emphasize small imperfections
that were unnoticeable before. I consider taking off the backboard and
painting it to compensate the change - but decided to leave well enough
alone before I ruin it all!
The little 1/2" wooden letters were the
last available belonging to some fraternity.. They only had one "B"
left, so I used an "8" to spell "Broadcast"! - I'll fix that later.
The damn mic arm springs are so strong it wouldn't stay where I
position it, not even when I put the hammer in the shockmount to weight
it. But it just wants to straighten up in full force. After these
pictures I took two of the 4 springs off, and now it moves and stays the
wherever I position it.
I'm probably doing something wrong.. never had a boom mike before.
The Actual Dimensions
Width:
From furthest point to furthest point:
5'3"
Depth:
From front of desktop to back of studio:
2'4"
Height
6'1"
A clearer picture..
Opposite angle shot..
Where it's going..
This is where it's going to go, 'Alexanders
Check Cashing' on Butler Ave, in the business district area of Tybee
Island, GA..
It's the little green and white building with the dollar signs on it. The
rest of the video is exploring the roof trying to determine where best
to install the AM1000 Rangemaster transmitter.
