Laser cut mahogany veneers, paying close attention to grain orientation.
All the horns and amps you see are hand built and designed here in Chicago!
Working out shipping containers
Before we sold off most of the speakerhorns built for the Museum of Contemporary Art show that Ian titled "Sonic Arboretum," there are a few remaining
Custom project
Hornlings being prepped for their natural finishes using the same nitrocellulose lacquer we use on our stringed instruments
Building models is essential for figuring out geometry
One of our larger horns commissioned by a very exciting Chicago restaurant
First coats
Jig for setting the correct angle and height of each horn. Each horn comes out perfect.
Our smallest horn only measures a few inches tall
Thin layers
Vacuum infusion molding, only the biggest mold I built due to the flange, but otherwise such a better way to mold.
First vacuum infusion molded part
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Specimen Products (2011-2012): Speakerhorns
I was hired when I convinced a fantastic sculptor and luthier, Ian Schneller, that I could transform the painstakingly slow handmade process of his speakerhorns, speaker cabinets, amps and more to a CNC driven operation. Time savings alone is 3 months minimum for any significant quantity. I modeled everything in SolidWorks and have been cutting some of the materials myself as well as sourcing local CNC router/knife/laser and waterjet cutting for a variety of applications, including instrument production.
Most of the horns are made from molded recycled paper, dryer lint and baking soda. Towards the bottom you'll see new silicon and vacuum infusion molding experiments we're working on.
