Cabinet Tilt Back Hardware

[Jim C]

I've searched posts and the web for tilt back cabinet hardware.
Penco, Parts-Express, US Speaker, and Mesa were recommended but none of these list these parts any longer (or I can't find them).

I'm not crazy about using a spring loaded handle (that doesn't lock open) in case I have to slide the amp a few inches once set up.
Also don't want to carry anything like an amp wedge or Mark Bass fold up tilt hardware.

I could modify a door hinge but there was a a nice part that was just right for this application.
Anybody have a source?

 

[KB5]

Interested in hearing about some good options as well.

 

[agedhorse]

Good question, I haven't seen them on the market for quite a while. I looked to see if I had any sitting around, but I don't.

We actually designed a custom one for the Rosette 300.

 

[Stumbo]

How much tilt do you want?

Cab size?

 

[Marko 1]

Would tilt-back legs like this work?

 

[JimChjones]

It's thing that's occured to me recently, why are all baby practice amps a box format when a tiltback or wedge would be so much better for most of what they are used for.
Ok, probably cheaper to make, but given mass production and CNC driven machinery probably not much cheaper.

 

[Jim C]

I have a GB 2x12 Neo cabinet
Currently I've been using it on about a 12" step stool
I think that tilting the cabinet X degrees is worth trying
maybe Velcro for a lightweight head or 3 small woods screws in the top to hold small piece of lumber to keep feet from sliding backward.
Simple and built-in folding tilt hardware. They used to make them.

 

[Stumbo]

$20 adjustable folding wedge. 8"x6"x.5 folded. 0-30 degrees of tilt.

https://www.amazon.com/On-Stage-RS100-Amp-Tilt-Wedge/dp/B01N4SV17S

 

[BogeyBass]

Hamilton has stands and hardware

https://www.guitarcenter.com/Hamilt...MI3aqAw62J3wIVGR6tBh3AwgezEAQYBiABEgJ2PPD_BwE

 

[Jim C]

Thanks for the suggestions.
The hamilton would be too short for a 2x12 vertical cabinet.

I was trying to stay away from carrying yet another thing in my backpack but the wedge may be the only solution although not one that may work for all applications.

I'm thinking that for it to be a universal tool with some safety margin, it would have to hold up to a 150lb cabinet and head.
There would be less force on the angled front but On Stage Stands doesn't publish any max weight specifications.

I'll send them as email; but the ones that bolted to the bottom front of the cabinet are still my first choice!

Edit: I could just fab one in my shop but there are at least a half dozen projects that need to be finished first. I guess that there wasn't that much demand for this product.

 

[S-Bigbottom]

Darn, Speaker Hardware and Reliable Hardware no longer have them either. I had the pages bookmarked and now they are gone.

They use to have the folding kind like Genz-Benz used.

Checked other places and also failed.

 

[S-Bigbottom]

Since they use to have them on their website maybe call Speaker Hardware and or Reliable Hardware and see if they may be able to help you.

 

[agedhorse]

Reliable Hardware took a lot of OEM designs and later adapted them to aftermarket sales. Perhaps there wasn't as much of a demand for these, though they were popular and worked well. I recall that Jeff Genzler came up with this idea, after adapting a conventional handle earlier (with a larger lift angle). I may have this confused with another tilting device but this and edge lift handles were both concepts that Jeff developed.

 

[krovx]

Loved those stands on Genz cabs

 

[krovx]

What about these?

Seem to make a few different models/sizes.

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[Jim C]

Nice find
In my perfect world, it would be flush mount(just don't like routing such a big hole in the cabinet), and have a locking mechanism so the cabinet could be slid without fear of the leg folding.
OTOH, a spacer could make this work

 

[Stumbo]

Nice find
In my perfect world, it would be flush mount(just don't like routing such a big hole in the cabinet), and have a locking mechanism so the cabinet could be slid without fear of the leg folding.
OTOH, a spacer could make this work

Just curious, do you slide your cab around a lot?

Once my rig is set, it doesn't get moved around on stage.

Seems to me that the fold-flat amp wedge is a good, inexpensive intermediate solution until you find or make one to your specs.

 

[2saddleslab]

Spring loaded handle is fine with me, built into the cab and dual purpose. Yeah, a bit of a pain to move but rarely have to do that once set.

 

[Luckydog]

The Bag End 15 cube cabs (and others) use a spring loaded handle. I can turn the cab on its side, open the handle and cab is tilted.

 

[Mo'Phat]

What cabinet do you have?


I installed pop-out 2.5" casters in my cabs back in the day a few times. Take out the back two wheels at a gig, and blammo - your cab is tilted back. Worked well and I needed wheels anyway.

Another (permanent) option is to change the rubber feet out with short ones in the back and either extra tall ones in the front or double-up some taller ones in the front, depending on how much tilt. You'd always have the tilt, though.