> I've interested to know this too. I think one of the commercial windscree=
n manufacturers can supply small amounts, but I can't remember the details =
or pricing.
Peter,
I've seen it from a British company with a big markup.
> I've found stuff that looks ok at local sewing supplies, but the backing =
isn't designed to be sound transparent. The weave of the backing is too clo=
se, and the holes are filled with the glue used to attach the fur.
That's no good. I got some soft backed false fur from my local cloth shop.=
(UK) It is used for kids dressing gowns along with the fluffy "sheepskin"
type.
I used the thin sheepskin fabric to make my first raingags which I sold to=
the BBC and which were copied by Rycote as windsocks without the
rainproofing. I was working on the BBC Police series "Softly Softly" which=
had such a tight schedule we had to continue filming in the pouring rain an=
d
write it into the script. Tough in those days.
I went through the fabric shop wrapping various types of cloth over my head=
to see if the sound came through OK. Fine silky fabrics which show some
resistance to being blown through are the basic windgag type, but the
knitted type fabrics, like T shirt cloth, also work. If it is too dense or=
two tight or too thick, you can hear the muffling effect. They had some
false fur just like the Rycote covers. I tried to explain what I was doing=
to the shopkeeper, who looked bemused. :-)
BTW, the false fur doesn't actually need an inner "silk" layer. Also the
practice of putting a foam gag under a basket does nothing except alter the=
frequency response for the worse. False fur covers the basket texture which=
can whistle.
David Brinicombe
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