Oh no he di'nt!
Thanks Nate, the nerve of some bitches.
Actually Marc, African Palisander is East Indian Rosewood. Another of my favorite dark woods, but it has a very smooth grain, as opposed to the grainy textured Wenge. Good guess though.
Yeah, I discovered that after not being able to understand at least half of what my fictional creation was saying myself.
What's even worse, because of my overzealous posting, I now have to hire an actor to portray him at CJ.
Fuck, I don't even need that stupid fucking eye piece. I can tell you just by looking at the bad pic on the cover that is Fir.
Douglas Fir, to be more specific.
Not to be confused with Duggeh Fur, which is a whole other thing entirely.
It's common knowledge that the best way to break in shrink to fits is not to wash them for at least the first 300 wears. Urinating or masturbating in them is a more personal break in preference, but proper burn in/break in is essential to a good 701, erm... I mean 501.
Ultimately I'd like to see it mixed with some MDF, but the Baltic Birch that is made of is a very stable product. It's probably a pretty good plinth. If you do find you get some resonance, you could always drill some holes in the bottom and put some lead shot in, like I did with the Colossus. Most likely it won't be necessary. The veneer is HOT! And that price is insanely cheap. I'm sure the veneer was near that alone.
Seems a sad occasion to me. I've followed HeadRoom from it's inception, and can't really imagine it without you. I can only look forward to now having you with us in whatever your new capacity may be. Best of luck Tyll, you are 'The Man'!