Bonus Episode: Mini Wall of Sound Builder Anthony Coscia

A very special bonus episode: We're sharing a recent interview
 Jason and Skip Simmons from the Truth about Vintage Amps
just did with Anthony Coscia. Coscia just completed one of the
wildest passion projects ever: a working, 1/6 scale model of the
Grateful Dead's Wall of Sound, the audiophile-grade PA system the
band employed during their concerts in 1974. 


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Coscia, a Deadhead who makes speaker cabinets and guitars as
Coscia Guitars (Facebook link) ended up spending over 200 hours
building cabinets, individually soldering and installing 390 tiny
speakers (some meant just for cell phones), and even creating a
lighting rig for this miniature state setup. He posted the
updates to followers on his "Petite Mur De Son - Mini Wall of
Sound" Facebook page (link).

Upon completion, Coscia donated it to non-profit HeadCount, where
someone contributed $100,000 to be the next Mini Wall's
owner.

With momentum and a recent Wall Street Journal front page article
(link) celebrating his accomplishment under his belt, Coscia is
already plotting his next, even bigger Wall. It's the real life
tale of one of best pandemic projects we've heard of.


Apropos of nothing, Skip and Jason also go over the Geloso G-18R
discussed on Ep. 67 of TAVA. 


We hope you enjoy this joint Truth About Vintage Amps / Fretboard
Journal Podcast bonus episode.


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transcription of this episode. 


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