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[fuzzkaizer]

Blackstrap Electrik Co. - B.E.C. HOUSE ENCLOSURE

"It's taken me like three years, and after many false starts and abandoned prototypes, I've finally realized my dream enclosure.

This stylish box is based on my favorite vintage enclosure: the rare, cast-aluminum Zonk II. Like the early Sola Sound produced Marshall Supa Fuzz, this Zonk II enclosure was designed and built by Olivetti S.p.A, an Italian firm (founded in 1908 by Camillo Olivetti in Ivrea, Italy) that produced sleek, Atomic-age enclosures for adding machines and other desktop apparatuses.

Early on, Sola Sound built Tone Bender MKII circuits into these hammered blue, Zonk II boxes for John Hornby Skewes. To my knowledge, only one of these has been recovered. After this partnership ended, JHS began stuffing the enclosures with their own silicon Zonk II circuit.

I consider this my house enclosure. It is available for Focus and Old Pal builds only."

cred: blackstrapelectrik.com

[fuzzkaizer]

BEC - blackstrap electrik co. -

"sold the first fuzz in my new house enclosure. Can't tell y'all how excited I am about these. Over two years trying to find the foundry and get it right. OC81D premium MKII in the style of my favorite version of this pedal. Sand-cast aluminum, NOT CNC. My take on my favorite enclosure ever: the Zonk II. Smooth curves at top and bottom; sharp, dramatic angles on the sides. Some of you may notice its uncanny resemblance to the early Sola Sound-made Supa Fuzz. That's because both of these enclosures were commissioned to Olivetti, an adding machine manufacturer; hence, the mid-century desktop appliance looks. I find the mixed bag of curves and angles stunning; hope you do too! These will be available for certain high-end projects via my site. $900 USD."

cred: instagram.com/blackstrap_electrik