The Shag or the Fox would be my first choices, but I'd go with
another one if that was the group's preference. Rob D.
At 11:20 PM +0000 9/2/06, John Hartog wrote:
>To those interested:
>
>I received the Monterey Mills fur samples this week. Among the
>samples the ones useful for wind screening would be: Shag, Mongolian
>Lamb, Teddy Bear, and Fox. All of these are shown in their online catalog.
>http://www.montereymills.com/Catalog.html
>
>Based on textural and visual qualities only, the Shag and the
>Mongolian Lamb might offer the most in acoustical transparency and the
>least in wind protection. The nap of the Shag (Pile height of 3 5/8";
>ounce weight not listed but my best guess is 28 to 30) is somewhat
>directional: if you hang it one way the fur lies flat, the opposite
>way the fur sticks out. Perhaps this is from the fur being compressed
>on the roll: brushing it against the nap with a hairbrush seems to
>help. I notice brushing it seems to remove some of its base fuzz.
>
>A directional nap would behave inconsistently depending on the
>direction of the wind against it, which could affect the acoustic and
>protective properties. Wind blowing with the grain of the nap would
>flatten the pile and reduce the acoustical transparency, but wind
>against the nap would open direct channels directly to the weave of
>the backing thus letting the breeze through.
>
>The Mongolian Lamb (Pile Height of 1"; ounce weight of 25) consists of
>a finer and softer fur than the others, the nap is less directional
>than the Shag (at least if fluffed up prior to use.) The backing of
>the Mongolian Lamb is softer, less stiff, and its stretch has slightly
>more elasticity and is a little less unidirectional than all the
>others. The colors however are limited: the samples came in Pink
>Frost and Natural Frost (white), Black Frost is shown online, and the
>remaining color Cashew Frost is listed but not shown.
>
>The Teddy Bear (Pile Height 1 1/16"; ounce weight of 31) is definitely
>denser than the Shag, however since the pile nap is less likely to lie
>directionally, the acoustical and protective qualities are likely more
>consistent than the Shag in variable wind conditions.
>
>I would expect the Fox (Pile height of 3 5/8"; ounce weight of 33) to
>offer the most for wind protection, and though it is denser than Shag
>thus less acoustically transparent, it does not have the tendency to
>lie flat like the Shag so may be more acoustically consistent.
>
>None of the Monterey Mills furs have any noticeable adhesive of
>coating on the backing. All of the piles consist of hair strands of
>varying lengths and it is difficult to discern the point where the
>under story stops and the longer strands begin except in the case of
>the Fox (Palomino color) where the base fuzz is slightly darker and is
>thickest up to about 3/8" and thins out to about 1".
>
>John Hartog
>Portland Oregon
>www.rockscallop.org
>
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