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Low Ceiling
Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2019 5:24 pm
by circusboy
I've had to give up my normal practice room in my house for other uses.
The next logical place for me to play is on this sort of platform in a home office that was made out of a utility room/crawl space at some point. The main issue with it is that the ceiling is just five feet from the floor.
While I can sit in a chair and play there, this is clearly not optimal for sound--horrible, really. I was just wondering if there was anything to be done, some kind of acoustic treatment to the ceiling or something, to salvage this.
Thoughts?
Thanks.
Re: Low Ceiling
Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2019 5:55 pm
by jperry1466
I sometimes have to practice in a low-ceiling room. It is a long room, so turning the bell more horizontally helps with the sound and response, even though it is not a comfortable way to practice. The only other thing I can think of would be a practice mute like one of these:
https://www.thomannmusic.com/schlipf_mutes_tuba.html
Re: Low Ceiling
Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2019 6:41 pm
by timothy42b
Re: Low Ceiling
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2019 3:19 pm
by circusboy
Not an outlandish suggestion, Bloke, but the problem, technically, is not with a low ceiling, but with a high floor. I'm pretty sure it was built up that way to avoid a giant boulder breaching underneath.
Re: Low Ceiling
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2019 8:12 am
by sweaty
Get a tuba with a recording bell and have your sound project forward instead of up.
Re: Low Ceiling
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2019 5:45 pm
by Jerryleejr
Um play somewhere else?
JJ
Re: Low Ceiling
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2019 5:56 pm
by Three Valves
circusboy wrote:Not an outlandish suggestion, Bloke, but the problem, technically, is not with a low ceiling, but with a high floor. I'm pretty sure it was built up that way to avoid a giant boulder breaching underneath.
TNT
Re: Low Ceiling
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2019 6:07 pm
by iiipopes
Three Valves wrote:circusboy wrote:Not an outlandish suggestion, Bloke, but the problem, technically, is not with a low ceiling, but with a high floor. I'm pretty sure it was built up that way to avoid a giant boulder breaching underneath.
TNT
Indeed. The version by AC/DC:
[youtube]qdRWKIpY0fU[/youtube]
Re: Low Ceiling
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2019 6:08 pm
by iiipopes
iiipopes wrote:Three Valves wrote:circusboy wrote:Not an outlandish suggestion, Bloke, but the problem, technically, is not with a low ceiling, but with a high floor. I'm pretty sure it was built up that way to avoid a giant boulder breaching underneath.
TNT
Indeed. The version by AC/DC:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdRWKIpY0fU" target="_blank