RE: Blockage of sound by stuff on music stand.

2005-06-07 Thread Ron Fletcher
You mean the lute-police will actually 'throw the book at him'? Best Wishes Ron (UK) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 07 June 2005 12:26 To: Herbert Ward; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: Re: Blockage of sound by stuff on music stand. Suppose

Re: Blockage of sound by stuff on music stand.

2005-06-07 Thread Ed Durbrow
Herb, Where do you come up with these questions? You should submit them to Imponderables. g Suppose you put a large thick book on a music stand, directly in front of the lute. To what extent would this decrease the perceived volume for the audience in an auditorium? My guess is that it

Re: Blockage of sound by stuff on music stand.

2005-06-06 Thread Craig Allen
Herbert wrote: Suppose you put a large thick book on a music stand, directly in front of the lute. To what extent would this decrease the perceived volume for the audience in an auditorium? I'd have to guess that the answer to that is tied up also in such variables as the acoustic properties

Re: Blockage of sound by stuff on music stand.

2005-06-06 Thread Howard Posner
Craig Allen wrote: I've seen many lutenists placing music on flat tables or laying their stands as flat as they can and setting them low so that the lute is up above the level of the stand. I'd have to say they do this for a good reason beyond their own physical comfort. If they don't, the