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Re: Choir acoustics

Hi all-

On Fri, 10 Oct 1997, Swanson, Rick wrote:

Can anyone recommend ways to improve the acoustics for a choir in a
church with a limited budget.

The chapel seats about 400 and they think that the sound is "dead".
Some of the members were told to "ask a physics teacher". So they did.
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A former student of mine, from a mechanics course that I taught
at St. Mary's (Moraga, CA) in 1958, has made a career out of designing
concert halls. He has recently discussed some of his innovative ideas
in Physics Today (sorry, I don't have the references handy).
Contact:
Jim Lee
6016 S. E. Mitchell
Portland, OR 97206-4751
Regards,
Jack