I started making these as bowls ten years ago and realized that they made better wave guides or horns than decorative objects (not this shape obviously). I made small Le Cleach wave guides for my tweeters but honestly it’s a greAt way to design and tweak a round horn. You can change the profile in real time by manipulating the bands. This was made from tickets but the same process could be used with wood banding or any other material cut to strips. These, once sealed offer a great balance of dampening and reflection. Remember that some WE horns were made from papier-mâché. I will not get to using the idea so I’m passing it on to anyone who needs it.
- J
- J
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Hi J,
Very good idea to realize horn profiles if doesn't need a model to create the shape. Could you provide more details about the process involved? Thank you.
Regards,
Dorin
Very good idea to realize horn profiles if doesn't need a model to create the shape. Could you provide more details about the process involved? Thank you.
Regards,
Dorin
Hi Dorin,
In America tickets for movies and carnivals are sold in dense rolls. I purchased several rolls and wound them together to make a tight large diameter roll. Pushing on various parts of this Flat spool distorts it including complex cone and inverted cone profiles like the Le Cleach. The key is to seal it with varnish to fix the form and make it more dense. The large forms weigh about two pounds after the varnish is applied. I never got around to making them out of wood veneer. This would likely be a final material after paper prototyping.
In America tickets for movies and carnivals are sold in dense rolls. I purchased several rolls and wound them together to make a tight large diameter roll. Pushing on various parts of this Flat spool distorts it including complex cone and inverted cone profiles like the Le Cleach. The key is to seal it with varnish to fix the form and make it more dense. The large forms weigh about two pounds after the varnish is applied. I never got around to making them out of wood veneer. This would likely be a final material after paper prototyping.
