--- In "Jeremiah Moore"
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> The windpac seems to be made of some kind of microfiber polyester
which
> has no fuzziness at all to the finish - almost shiny smooth.
Thickness
> wise it's thinner than a t-shirt, thicker than a silk
handkerchief.
> Acoustically it's very transparent - almost no rolloff at any
frequency.
>
> Hmm... I have a friend who's involved in fabric design - maybe I
can get
> her take on the material sometime.
>
> -j
>
thanks Jeremiah,
I was imagining it might be a fabric similar to
Schoeller, a fabric which has taken the outdoor
clothing industry by storm (bad pun intended) in recent years.
Schoeller and other so-called 'soft-shell' fabrics are thin,
lightweight, highly breathable (which might correlate
well to being acoustically transparent) yet quite windproof,
and also water resistant.
please do let me know if you gain more insight into the fabric.
I guess a frame is needed for this type of setup,
and this would seem to be the more difficult
challenge on crafting a DIY windshield like the Windpac.
cheers,
clay
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