Pine Apple Slim
Kick Henry Jackassowski
Before I go out and spend several hundred $s on OC703 or Roxul, fabric, and wood for frames there's one thing I already have I plan to try for basically free.
I have approx 20 handmade quilts made by my grandmother and my mom. Since they are family heirlooms I dont want to sell them but they also are a huge storage problem. Right now I have 4-5 big plastic tubs in the garage stuffed with them, plus at least that many more at my deceased parents home. The homeplace is under contract so pretty soon I'll need to get those as well.
I see that high density cotton is gaining popularity in acoustical bass traps and panels with performance equaling fiberglass boards or rock wool. Not that I expect to gain equal performance with my quilt stash, but I figure there must be a way to utilize them as acoustic treatment without damaging them and simultaneously solving the storage issue. I mean some other more creative and useful way than just hanging them all over the walls.
I have a few of ideas to try
1. Fold them up triangularly and stack them in the corners for makeshift "superchunks".
2. Room them into cylinders and stack in corners.
3. Hang them across rods spanning the corners of the room, making a curtain 2-3 quilts thick, and store the remains ones behind the curtain.
Of course if they don't work, I guess they can go back in the garage and I can build some real panels.
I'm not really looking for a studio quality dead room. Just a bit of damping to take out some ring and standing waves in order to have a more pleasant jam space.
The room will be 24x18' approx, 8' walls with a 10' vault to the ceiling.
Anybody have a better idea on how to experiment and utilize my granny's quilt surplus?
I have approx 20 handmade quilts made by my grandmother and my mom. Since they are family heirlooms I dont want to sell them but they also are a huge storage problem. Right now I have 4-5 big plastic tubs in the garage stuffed with them, plus at least that many more at my deceased parents home. The homeplace is under contract so pretty soon I'll need to get those as well.
I see that high density cotton is gaining popularity in acoustical bass traps and panels with performance equaling fiberglass boards or rock wool. Not that I expect to gain equal performance with my quilt stash, but I figure there must be a way to utilize them as acoustic treatment without damaging them and simultaneously solving the storage issue. I mean some other more creative and useful way than just hanging them all over the walls.
I have a few of ideas to try
1. Fold them up triangularly and stack them in the corners for makeshift "superchunks".
2. Room them into cylinders and stack in corners.
3. Hang them across rods spanning the corners of the room, making a curtain 2-3 quilts thick, and store the remains ones behind the curtain.
Of course if they don't work, I guess they can go back in the garage and I can build some real panels.
I'm not really looking for a studio quality dead room. Just a bit of damping to take out some ring and standing waves in order to have a more pleasant jam space.
The room will be 24x18' approx, 8' walls with a 10' vault to the ceiling.
Anybody have a better idea on how to experiment and utilize my granny's quilt surplus?