[CAUT] Flooring for concert hall - Thanks!

[Alan McCoy]

Hey Jim,

The BSO (Boston) replaced their floor a few years ago and seems to me I
remember reading an article about the process. You might google it. Or call
them up and talk with someone there.

Alan


-- Alan McCoy, RPT
Eastern Washington University
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> From: Jim Busby <jim_busby at byu.edu>
> Reply-To: "College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>" <caut at ptg.org>
> Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:40:25 -0700
> To: "College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>" <caut at ptg.org>
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Flooring for concert hall - Thanks!
> 
> Thanks to all of you who responded! The information was very useful to our
> facilities man.
> 
> It's nice to have this forum, where so many different people with varied
> talents and experience are so willing to offer help. I hope that any posts I
> make might be of benefit to you as well. That's what it's all about. Thanks!
> 
> Sincerely,
> Jim Busby BYU
> 
> 
> From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Richard
> Murphy
> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 8:22 AM
> To: caut at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Flooring for concert hall
> 
> Hi Jim,
>     Try Scott R. Riedel & Associates, Ltd. At www.riedelassociates.com.  He is
> an organist in the
> Milwaukee area and has done organ and acoustics consulting for decades.  I
> know of him when I worked with Martin Ott Pipe Organ Company.  He was the
> consultant on several organs.
> Richard
> 
> 
> On 2/12/09 3:18 PM, "Jim Busby" <jim_busby at byu.edu> wrote:
> All,
> 
> Our large concert hall (1200 seats) is going to get a new floor. They asked
> today if we knew of the acoustical considerations of the flooring. Choices
> seem to be Maple flooring or some type of material used on the MGM Grand in
> Las Vegas. Any help here? (Seems like the architects/engineers would be all
> over this, but since we're a private institution sometimes things get done
> just to get them done...)
> 
> Also, the subflooring insulation is in question. What material to use, etc.
> 
> I heard that one major hall (One of the 3 Carnegie?) had a new material that
> was not conducive to good sound and had to be redone.
> 
> Can any of you direct me to resources on this? I wouldn't know where to begin,
> and I bet some of you have been there. Where do we go?
> 
> Thanks!!
> Jim Busby BYU
>