Recovering my old handmade cab (or not)

[LosBravos66]

Hello!!! I have an HH Electronics VS BassAmp (100W-4ohm, it certainly sounds like more) head that was my main bass gear for more than a decade. Back in the day when I found it in a pawn shop, I had no much money so I decided to craft my own cab. With null knowings of acoustic and very few in electronics, I designed the cab a little too narrow, and to make it worse I just put a 18" into it.

The thing, despite heavy vibration, somehow worked well until a few years ago, when I had to leave it in some garage because I moved to another town and I could not take it with me, just the HH head. So for the past few years, the cab must've been played by anyone who came to rehearse there... and used live by who knows, much to my chagrin

For some odd reason, I happily managed to get it back with me a month ago, in the place I live now. But... it was ruined. Tolex, grill, screws, and a heavy buzz that comes from the (I presume) broken speaker. Everything should be removed.

So here it comes... after thinking about selling the head, buying a combo and throwing out the cab, I realized I'd feel sorry for it sooner than later. I spent too much time in that cab. So I'd like to know what could be the best way to recover it, specially when it comes about speakers: 2x15"? 4x10"?

Or is it in fact too narrow (about 34cm or so) and I'd be losing my time anyway?

 

[JonnyAngle]

I guess id need to see some pictures. Scientifically its junk. Sentimentally its up to you

 

[LosBravos66]

I guess id need to see some pictures. Scientifically its junk. Sentimentally its up to you

Of course it's junk. And a big piece of it. But It would be good if I could only save the wood, or just part of it. Maybe am I being too sentimental for just an old piece of junk.

34cm I said? No way, just 30. I don't think such a narrow cab could be useful for such low frequencies.

 

[Wolffgang]

I'm paraphrasing, but I've heard a tautology that if you're asking if you should throw something away, you should.

I know nothing about speakers, but for recovering, Duratex is your friend.

 

[Matthijs]

There's Always something to be said for recovering old stuff.

The 30 cm depth will prevent it from ever evolving up to Fearfull standards, but maybe that's not what your looking for. With proper speakers and dampening and if you glue in a properly braced backwall it might be usable as a very decent closed 2*15.

 

[LosBravos66]

if you're asking if you should throw something away, you should.

My girlfriend just came in from work, saw the scene in the middle of the living room: head, cab in pieces, tools, me shouting in blasphemy & struggling with all.

"F****NG S**T THERE'S A TRASHCAN ON THE CORNER THINK YOU WOULD GET RID OF THAT RUBBISH". Yes, she is basically agree with your point of view