#235270 - 27/09/2004 19:04
<Homer> Mmmmm, cherry... </Homer>
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31597
Loc: Seattle, WA
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Very gorgeous. Thank you, Mark. The craftsmanship is impeccable.
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#235271 - 27/09/2004 19:12
Re: <Homer> Mmmmm, cherry... </Homer>
[Re: tfabris]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 24/01/2002
Posts: 3937
Loc: Providence, RI
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#235272 - 27/09/2004 22:26
Re: <Homer> Mmmmm, cherry... </Homer>
[Re: tfabris]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 19/09/2002
Posts: 2494
Loc: East Coast, USA
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Pictures?
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#235274 - 28/09/2004 13:56
Re: <Homer> Mmmmm, cherry... </Homer>
[Re: tfabris]
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addict
Registered: 29/06/2002
Posts: 531
Loc: Triangle, VA
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I completely agree, VERY nice! I love mine! 
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#235275 - 28/09/2004 15:02
Re: <Homer> Mmmmm, cherry... </Homer>
[Re: SonicSnoop]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31597
Loc: Seattle, WA
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I messed with it a bit last night, and I wanted to say that Mark thinks of everything with these docks. Some things I noticed about the construction:
- Cooling fan has an adjustment potentiometer.
- Cooling fan is mounted slightly loose so that it doesn't transfer low-frequency vibration noise to the casing. The thing is nearly silent as-shipped. Impressive.
- Felt stick-on "feet" included, but not attached. This allowed me to choose my own favorite rubber feet instead with zero hassle.
Incidentally, I was afraid it wouldn't be heavy enough to handle one-handed extractions/insertions, but with the sticky rubber feet I'm using, it seems to do just fine.
I did have one thing that I changed on it so far, though. Serial upgrades and flashes don't work because the power-on upgrade-listen doesn't happen without the physical switch on the AC jack being tripped. So I glued an unwired 2.1mm jack into the back of the dock and now serial upgrades work, too.
The wood is gorgeous and it matches the wood I've got in my home-office absolutely perfectly. I'm very happy with it.
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#235276 - 29/09/2004 02:19
Re: <Homer> Mmmmm, cherry... </Homer>
[Re: tfabris]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14493
Loc: Canada
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I think I did stick the felt footpads onto one of the cherry docks (had to see what the final assembly looked like), but that one didn't go to Tony (not sure who got that one, but it is every bit as nice as the other three).
I hope everyone is happy with their docks!
Cheers
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#235277 - 29/09/2004 10:17
Re: <Homer> Mmmmm, cherry... </Homer>
[Re: mlord]
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addict
Registered: 29/06/2002
Posts: 531
Loc: Triangle, VA
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Mine came with the felt feet but they werent attached. I put them on tho. I am EXTREMLY Happy with my dock. I havent actually used it yet other then sliding my player in it and leaving it. Had too much going on when I get home. Thank you Mark for allowing me the opportunity to buy it!
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Modifying and Tweaking is a journey,
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MKIIa : 60gig - 040103286 - Blue - v2 + PCATS tuner
MKIIa : 20gig - 040103260 - Blue - v3a8 + Mark Lord Special Edition Cherry Dock
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#235278 - 30/09/2004 02:43
Re: <Homer> Mmmmm, cherry... </Homer>
[Re: FireFox31]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31597
Loc: Seattle, WA
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Pictures?
Okay, here you go.
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#235279 - 30/09/2004 09:48
Re: <Homer> Mmmmm, cherry... </Homer>
[Re: tfabris]
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Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 08/02/2002
Posts: 3411
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That is sweet!
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#235280 - 30/09/2004 10:22
Re: <Homer> Mmmmm, cherry... </Homer>
[Re: tfabris]
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veteran
Registered: 21/03/2002
Posts: 1424
Loc: MA but Irish born
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Gotta love the old Timex clock sitting beside the high tech empeg.
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#235281 - 30/09/2004 10:29
Re: <Homer> Mmmmm, cherry... </Homer>
[Re: Phoenix42]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 09/08/2000
Posts: 2091
Loc: Edinburgh, Scotland
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I really like the way Tony has picked his windowsill to match the dock 
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#235282 - 01/10/2004 02:52
Re: <Homer> Mmmmm, cherry... </Homer>
[Re: Phoenix42]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 19/09/2002
Posts: 2494
Loc: East Coast, USA
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Gotta love the old Timex clock
You totally beat me to it. Actually, I was hoping it was a Wesclox.
Yummy, and green buttons too. Very nice Tony; good work Mark.
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#235283 - 02/10/2004 20:36
Re: <Homer> Mmmmm, cherry... </Homer>
[Re: FireFox31]
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journeyman
Registered: 22/07/2004
Posts: 63
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the MDF sides look almost as dark as the cherry wood. What was used on the MDF?
Looks 2 sweet. Wanna sell?
HAHA
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#235284 - 02/10/2004 21:33
Re: <Homer> Mmmmm, cherry... </Homer>
[Re: JayF]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14493
Loc: Canada
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What was used on the MDF?
The entire dock was sprayed with multiple coats of Blonde shellac that I mixed up here specially for this job. That's it. The finish is almost clear, with a slight yellow tint to it. It is a surface finish, and has the effect of smoothing and deepening the colour of the underlying materials. Not so much on the cherry as on the MDF in this case, with good overall results.
Usually darker shellac is prescribed for darker woods (cherry is moderate dark), but I liked the look of my trial piece, and ran with it.
Cheers
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#235285 - 03/10/2004 00:07
Re: <Homer> Mmmmm, cherry... </Homer>
[Re: mlord]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 19/09/2002
Posts: 2494
Loc: East Coast, USA
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Hm, I wonder how an empeg would look in the cherry dock if it had a wooden face like Paul's in the link. Maybe a cherry face... and handle... ... and buttons! Aw hell, put a cherry lense on there to finish the experience! 
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#235286 - 03/10/2004 04:48
Re: <Homer> Mmmmm, cherry... </Homer>
[Re: mlord]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31597
Loc: Seattle, WA
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Usually darker shellac is prescribed for darker woods (cherry is moderate dark), but I liked the look of my trial piece, and ran with it.
I'm glad you did, it so perfectly fits the wood colors in my office (as is seen in the photo) that it's almost as if it were deliberately matched. Thanks again.
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#235287 - 03/10/2004 22:23
Re: <Homer> Mmmmm, cherry... </Homer>
[Re: tfabris]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 18/06/2001
Posts: 2504
Loc: Roma, Italy
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It looks gorgeous. Congratulation Tony, and congratulations Mark for such a masterpiece among the empeg docks
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