THE ULTIMATE DISPLAY, THE ULTIMATE PROTECTION

PHOTO GALLERY

This is a collection of photos that will illustrate the Acoustic Life Saver as well as several unique features of this cabinet. We are also including pictures taken during the building of our first prototype. Simply click on the thumbnail image to enlarge the picture.

The Acoustic Life Saver in genuine cherry. A classic look in a classic wood. Cabinet frame, side panels, and door panels are solid cherry with brass accents. The display lights are low-heat with a dimmer. American-Made craftsmanship and attention to detail truly make this an heirloom piece to be enjoyed, along with the instruments it protects, for generations.

The same view with the doors open. The roomy top section insures the instruments are not only well displayed but have sufficient airflow around them for even humidification. The bottom section includes two slide-out drawers and adjustable / removable brass dividers for your sheet music and other accessories. Finally, everything in one place!

Roomy enough for an SJ-200! Up front on the deck of the top section you can see the round brass fill fitting for reservoir water and behind it the low water level indicator light. In back you can see the fascia for the humidification humidistat/controller flanked by two brass registers.

Did we mention attention to detail? Hand selected hardwoods skillfully worked and beautifully finished. A piece you will truly be proud to own.

Whenever I am looking at a piece of furniture, new or antique, the first thing I do is pull out a drawer and look for the dovetail joints. They simply have to be there, and they are.

Gayle Mair, president of Dampp-Chaser, demonstrating the swing-out feature of the Acoustic Life Saver. Our cabinet is specifically designed to allow you to safely remove and replace your guitars without them bumping into the cabinet or the other guitars. So now you can eliminate those nicks in the binding that result from constantly bumping into the edge of the hard-shell case.

Two views of the swing-out feature. In the first picture you see the guitars on the swivel hangers with the cabinet doors open. The second picture shows how the guitar pivots out of the case while still supported by the hanger. You don't remove the instrument from the hanger until the body is safely out of the cabinet and no longer adjacent to the other guitars. And don't forget to take a look at the French dovetails on the hanger supports.

It starts with wood and woodworking. Hand-selected hardwoods joined with respect for the time-honored methods of classic furniture making. We would like to show you a few details that make the Acoustic LifeSaver cabinet one you will be proud to own.

A view of the top-right corner. The standard top (crown) moulding is a unique design and not one you are going to find pre-cut at the hardware store or cabinet shop. The face frame construction provides strength and sturdiness to the cabinet. You can see there are no nail or screw holes in the face frame.

How do we build a face frame with no exposed fasteners? The secret is the pocket hold frame. This picture is the inside view of the above corner. You can see that the frame is clamped and glued with the screws installed from the inside. Strength and beauty.

Here is a view of the bottom deck of the guitar display section before the back is installed. The deck is set in a dado joint with additional support panels provided. You can see the cabinet is built of solid hardwood (cherry) for beauty with quality laminates (with cherry veneer) where required for strength or to resist warping.

One of the things that make the Acoustic Life Saver unique is the swing-out feature. This requires a very sturdy mount that can not only support the instrument without deflecting backwards but can remain stable with the guitar swinging in either direction.

And speaking of unique, here we can see part of the Dampp-Chaser humidity control system. Looking down from above, on the left you can see the humidistat / controller behind the wooden fascia. To the right is the humidifier reservoir and element with the fill tube entering the reservoir on the left. The brass registers included in the finished cabinet are removable to allow access to these components.