One thing about it though.
See all the pearl dots?
If you go to the sea shell cutters in southern China and nearby countries, you can get pearl dots cut for musical instruments fairly reasonable.
Then you drill a hole and drop in a dot.
I used pearl beads as screw covers on my P (ublic) A(ddress) speakers.
These I could get for a dollar a string! Real pearl and cheap as wooden plugs!
I started with vintage Salvation Army speaker boxes. I mean real Salvation Army headquarters PA speaker. From the big hall, about 1950-something I recon.
Old school 9 ply mahogany plywood. You can say whatever you want, the old multi ply mahogany is good stuff for a speaker.
Old and beat up and free, but heroic boxes just the same.
So I covered the sides with ultra heavy upholstery material. Remember that hard bumpy nylon upholstery from the 60's that was so heavy, and so strong, and so uncomfortable to sit on, it lasted beyond forever? Yeah that stuff.
Made wood trim, and got good hardware. Oh, I put new pro quality speakers inside, of course.
They will be heard, if you turn them loose :)
yours Scott
PS I actually put raised trim around the top so you are welcome to park small objects safely during a gig. If we are playing together, that little --safe space-- on stage is a godsend. Picks or strings, mouthpieces, reeds or drumsticks, or anything without which you are screwed as a musician.
It stays safe, and you can find it when you need it worst.
But....
If you pour your beer into it?
I will cut your throat before the last of the beer leaves the can, so watch it.
