Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Acoustics in common house--not always desirable

[Dave and Diane (daveanddee]

Hi everyone,

Is it possible to "third" this advice? We have an older professional  
musician living here who has a very hard time hearing during  
community dinners. Ironically, he worked on a soundproofing proposal  
to help cut down on the din. Alas, we were not able to fit it into  
our budget last year.

We have musical performances here, but none of them are what I would  
consider professional concerts. (Especially when I get up and sing  
"The Rattlin' Bog"!)

If you had a group of musicians building a cohousing community  
perhaps it would be worthwhile to consider a 'live' room. But one of  
the original definitions of cohousing was that the spaces were  
designed to be used "on a daily basis." And most cohousing  
communities would not be having professional concerts on that type of  
schedule.

Diane Simpson
outreach facilitator
JP cohousing Boston MA
http://www.jpcohousing.org
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On Feb 23, 2012, at 9:43 PM, Muriel Kranowski <murielk [at] vt.edu> wrote:

> I second Laura's advice. I wonder if my community is the "Virginia
> cohousing" on which Bend OR modelled its home-made acoustical panels.

Whereas on Thu, 23 Feb 2012 "Richart Keller"  
<richart.keller [at] gmail.com> wrote:
> A sound-dead room is not likely to attract professional quality  
> musicians in those genres.