Or, maybe it's because the violas have sit directly in front of the brass. Gary
----- Original Message ----- From: "Arthur Ness" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ed Durbrow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Lute Net" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 9:34 AM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Historical Amplification > These baffles (clear plastic? glass?) are also used to > deflect sound from behind, especially when the brass > parts are particularly loud. Many players in the BSO > have > them, especially if they are seated toward the rear of > the stage, close to the brass (and percussion). I notice > now that many > musicians also use ear plugs. > > What I have never understood is why it seems that so > many > violists are hard of hearing in their old age. Could it > be the range of their instrument that makes their ears > more suseptical to loud brass chords? > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ed Durbrow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "gary digman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "LuteNet list" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 10:50 AM > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Historical Amplification > > > > 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/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/403 - Release Date: 7/28/2006 > >
