I saw a cellist in an orchestra use a baffle made from a three panel folding glass screen. She sat in the middle with the screen behind her. I play double bass as well as lute and sometimes am called upon to play with jazz groups in clubs and restaurants that do not allow amplification. This can be problematic as the sound of the double bass is easily drowned out by the drums and the piano, not to mention saxophones, trumpets and trombones, requiring the bassist to "dig in" and work very hard just to be heard. So, I made a small baffle like the one I saw the cellist use and found that it significantly increased the presence of the bass, I'd say by as much as 25-40%. My fellow musicians have expressed astonishment at how much of difference the baffle makes. I haven't tried te baffle with my lute yet, but will at my next concert.
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