Took a bit of Googling to identify them. At first I thought it was some rough looking DIY job. But there's some interesting info here: https://audio-database.com/BandW/speaker/808-e.html
I built something slightly larger back in my Junor High days. Dad called it a Pygmy hut. Became quickly obvious that bigger is better. Wound up selling it to my school after it was used there.
Beer garden does not mean oktoberfest 😉 only the weather must be right
Do not give all the credit to the Bavarians. All you need is beer and a garden and you have a beer garden.😉
Unfortunately the loudspeaker is not hung safely!
The attachment to the loudspeaker appears to be at the top and relies on the cabinet joinery to hold all the weight. Loudspeakers have failed when mounted like that.
(Although the view is not clear there does appear there might be a bottom shelf without a ledge in one image?)
Of course a close look will show the upper attachment points are open hooks and not eyes!
What is not clear is if the actual box is veneered MDF or plywood. MDF enclosures should never be hung! (A shelf is much better along with a restraint to prevent vibrating off the edge!!!)
Then there is the issue of mounting the loudspeaker above a path where people travel.
There have been instances in restaurants where similarly mount loudspeakers have fallen and injured folks!
The attachment to the loudspeaker appears to be at the top and relies on the cabinet joinery to hold all the weight. Loudspeakers have failed when mounted like that.
(Although the view is not clear there does appear there might be a bottom shelf without a ledge in one image?)
Of course a close look will show the upper attachment points are open hooks and not eyes!
What is not clear is if the actual box is veneered MDF or plywood. MDF enclosures should never be hung! (A shelf is much better along with a restraint to prevent vibrating off the edge!!!)
Then there is the issue of mounting the loudspeaker above a path where people travel.
There have been instances in restaurants where similarly mount loudspeakers have fallen and injured folks!
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I have hung QUAD 57s, Magnepans, and a set of OBs from the ceiling. And my favotite record store had DCM TimeWindows hung.
The OBs suffered the issue worried about. Hung from the base (ie near teh ceiling), it let go and i found one on the ground.
dave
The OBs suffered the issue worried about. Hung from the base (ie near teh ceiling), it let go and i found one on the ground.
dave
And what keeps a vibrating load from slipping out of the straps?
Also a no-no to use most straps for a permanent install as fabric or plastic stretches with age under load.
Friction is not allowed as part of a safe design under the codes I am familiar with.
The other missing piece is a normally non-load bearing safety cable. Particularly since the mounting method will drop the loudspeaker if any part of the attachment fails!
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They look like steel strips under the enclosures up to the hooks in the ceiling to me. In that case the construction seems reasonably solid.
If you look close, the straps are also fastened underneath or maybe just to a pan .. hard to tell. I'd imagine they're pined through the straps near the top as well. If so, the loudspeaker can't walk out of the cradle. Just a guess here but maybe German "beer garden" codes are more fluid 🙂
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Second picture, top right side, I do not see any strap coming down.
Even if there were two metal straps looped around the loudspeaker and pinned in place, the screw eye attachments are open and it is above a passageway.
Probably not covered by building codes as such issues are extremely rare, but still unsafe.
Even if there were two metal straps looped around the loudspeaker and pinned in place, the screw eye attachments are open and it is above a passageway.
Probably not covered by building codes as such issues are extremely rare, but still unsafe.