The original amp components are a 1950’s era Supro 5w amp with an odd 10″x6″ oval speaker.  After doing some research, this speaker size seems to be really rare, and only a handful of Supro amps were made with this speaker.  With the rare size speaker, I decided to accent it with a segmented ring to trim it out. 

The ring is made of walnut and accented with bands of Paduk wood.  The speaker is caged in a custom copper cage where I added a blue patination using various salts and acids.  The cabinet is made of walnut and the controls are mounted on a copper plate with a similar patina.  To visually tie the speaker cabinet to the control box, I added an oval window to the side and positioned the power indicator light, adding a soft glow.  Then I added a similar round window to the side of the control box, all openings are outfitted with a copper grid.  Finally, one of my favorite parts was to show off the fact that it was originally a vintage tube guitar amp.  I mounted the amplifier tubes on the top of the control box and protected them with rings of copper that had the same patination as the rest of the copper.

Project Location, Castle Rock, Colorado