All things considered the build is going well.
The leads from the supplied output transformer could have been longer… and if anyone knows a good way to remove paint for grounding posts let me know :-)
Hairball build
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Due to popular demand: Ward-Beck Systems RTO-214 Rack Mount Chassis
Due to popular demand:
Introducing: the Ward-Beck Systems RTO-214 Rack Mount Chassis
APKaudio and Ward-Beck Systems are excited to announce a new lineup of retro products. Started with possibly the most requested and in demand item the WBSps.ca has needed:
a 2RU rack enclosure for (2) 14″ WBS modules.
Most rack users have a 3RU box to enclose (2) WBS modules. With Studios shrinking in size and gear filling up the cramped racks with all the killer deals these day… there has been a need for this enclosure.
Originally designed by veteran WBS fabricator Erwin S. for the current lineup of WBS AMS-8 products. The design updates and fabrication are carried forward by Shop Manager and Mechanical designer at Ward-Beck systems Dave Adams. Dave is a master metal smith utilizing the tools that built the modules WBSps users want to have rack mounted. Dave has been working with APKaudio to create a stable platform in a 2RU enclosure.
The BUM (Back Unit Mount) will be pre-punched for however you decided to wire it. Power options and i/o varieties make for easy design.
Future options will include:
– Internal Power supply
– DB25 pre-wired breakouts
– DB25 to EDAC connectors for the modules of your choice
It’s a banana now, but it will be ripe summer 2014!
pre-order now and get a free WBS mug
4 racks of gear loaded up for sale
Loading up the studio on the last night got some AA stickers with numbers to follow! Most of this stuff is for sale with the exception of a few things…
Rack 1
http://audioaholics.com/item/267
http://audioaholics.com/item/137
http://audioaholics.com/item/36
Rack 2
http://audioaholics.com/item/99
http://audioaholics.com/item/49
http://audioaholics.com/item/139
Rack 3
http://audioaholics.com/item/264
http://audioaholics.com/item/99
http://audioaholics.com/item/262
http://audioaholics.com/item/263
http://audioaholics.com/item/49
http://audioaholics.com/item/139
Rack 4
http://audioaholics.com/item/25
http://audioaholics.com/item/175
http://audioaholics.com/item/176
http://audioaholics.com/item/255
Mobile Patching system
Working on the mobile patching system.
A project I’ve been working on has come… full circle ;-)
Congrats to Kevin Park and the Lacquer channel team for getting the Neumann VMS70 back in the game. A fantastic project to have been a part of! We recapped the entire audio electronics for Kevin before he had lathe aficionado Chris Muth calibrate it. It’s a fine precision piece of audio electronics and Kevin is one HELL of a lathe mechanic and cutting engineer! It, and he, are in good hands over at Toronto’s Lacquer Channel. I’m excited to cut a few plates myself!
Photo and story here: http://www.thegridto.com/culture/music/play-it-as-it-lathes/
Did you see it?
Many Thanks to Dave, Jose, and Tyler for their help and enthusiasm about the project!
A test fit of buckets one and two
had a brief test fit this evening…
Neumann VMS-70 Cutting Lathe Restoration
Boy am I excited to have been a part of a restoration of a Neumann VMS-70 Cutting lathe. It is currently being setup at Tonronto’s Lacquer Channel and undergoing calibration. I have more pictures to post as we’re done a complete overhaul of all caps and power supplies. More to come… 
2013015 – Orange “CH ON” buttons
I recently got a bunch of blank switch buttons. I wanted some new CH ON Buttons in APK orange… this is what I came up with.
Making snakes for a Patching system
We Built some 24 Channel snakes from some re-claimed Blenden Bundles. All the EDACs were de-pinned and re-inserted into a 90 pin housing. The other end has been cut to length and re-prepped into various configurations. Dave got some really good practice on this build and his chops have come a long way in a very short time.
To give you more of an idea of what’s going on in the patchbay here is the design preliminary that’s ever changing and evolving!
Original LA2A for sale…
Getting the WBS POD22s ready for installation
There is nothing like this meter on the market. It’s nice to have on the bench, excited to get them installed!
Always growing the adapter wall
The demands only grow as the systems do.
Red – XLRF – TRS
Blue – XLRM – TRS
Green – ground lift
Yellow – polarity inverter
Violet – XLRM – XLRM
Black Expando – XLRF – XLRF
Orange – XLR to TS
AKG D-99 C Harry Kunstkopf – Dummy Head – binaural microphone (1974)
Does anyone know where I can get these mini bulbs?
Does anyone know where I can get these mini bulbs?
Looking for Bulbs for a Studer A80 Ready and Rec lights
so small
Big Jenny is back to being an 11 track!
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I was admiring some Swiss work…
Big Jenny Restoration
Just when I think there is NO hope for a machine… MAGIC
Many more than zero tracks reproduce!
It’s almost an 8 track again… 
Panasonic RQ711S for my niece
What better reason to re-cap a little tape deck while on vacation
Studio H – 2013 build
Planning a 12 ch WBS-ST console
I’ve been holding it off for a while but I’ve got a small start on this now…
looking back 10 years
finding pictures in the archive.
I made some good records with that gear. I kept only two pieces and gradually weeded out and upgraded the rest
The back was the best part. I remember one of the guys who worked for me getting out of helping me build any of this. He cut the wire and started stripping it with his teeth. Then went on to tell me how many hundreds of EDACS he had done. I guess if you really want to get of wiring work do that, or be a real man and learn a craft.
