Chris, In the large auditorium our panels are on wheels and can be positioned for a variety of uses. They are 9' tall made from oak flooring. Very heavy and counterbalanced. In the past 25 years they have fallen over 3 or 4 times, so far missing people but hitting pianos. In our student recital hall we also have some attached panels that can be switched from a hard size to a absorbant side. There are also curtains that can be pulled out to absorb more sound. All these options seem to add to the confusion. Most of our concert set-ups just use the panels in one position. Rarely are they changed in this smaller hall. I wonder if your office partitions suggestion will be tall enough to direct the sound where you want it. For a very special request I have used 4x8 sheets of plywood. It was beneficial in that situation. Joel >at our large auditorium we have what the stage hands refer to as the >"orchestra shell". these are large partitions that can set up behind the >orch. to help project sound. i have been wondering about using something >like this only on a smaller scale in our recital hall. i have considered >looking into those office partitions they make the cubicles out of. maybe >something carpeted on one side and hard on the other so we could adjust >them to change acoustics. > >does anyone out there have any experience doing this? i would appriciate >hearing any do's or don'ts you may have learned. > >thanx, >chris > >-Christopher D. Purdy R.P.T. School of Music Ohio University Athens OH > >-purdy@oak.cats.ohiou.edu (740) 593-1656 fax# (740) 593-1429
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