What did you make the baffle/reflector out of? Wood, I assume, but how thick and how large? Studios use something similar to limit leakage but they are usually made to absorb sound.
On Jul 30, 2006, at 7:12 PM, gary digman wrote: > 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. > > Gary > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/
