Advice on Burlap fabric for acoustic treatment

[Ext User(xd9000)]

Hi ALL

Reading some DIY bass trap and acoustic panel pages from the states they
recommend using a fabric called Burlap to cover them with.

This is a loose weave fabric which does not reflect too much sound.

I asked local fabric stores and they did not know what Burlap was so good
old google was asked.

It came back with sacking/hessian/jute.

Can anyone tell me if this is one and the same. use a type of hessian
sacking on the bass traps.

Thanks

XD

[Ext User(Fraser Johnston)]

"xd9000" <xd9000@exemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> Hi ALL
>
> Reading some DIY bass trap and acoustic panel pages from the states they
> recommend using a fabric called Burlap to cover them with.
>
> This is a loose weave fabric which does not reflect too much sound.
>
> I asked local fabric stores and they did not know what Burlap was so good
> old google was asked.
>
> It came back with sacking/hessian/jute.
>
> Can anyone tell me if this is one and the same. use a type of hessian
> sacking on the bass traps.

Yep. Hessian = Burlap.

Fraser

[Ext User(mindesign)]

it is - but from memory it is a prettier version of it, used in the garment
industry more than for sacks etc.

Steve


"Fraser Johnston" <fraser@jcis.com.au> wrote in message
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> "xd9000" <xd9000@exemail.com.au> wrote in message
> news:43de1c95$0$1041$61c65585@un-2park-reader-01.sydney.pipenetworks.com.au...
>> Hi ALL
>>
>> Reading some DIY bass trap and acoustic panel pages from the states they
>> recommend using a fabric called Burlap to cover them with.
>>
>> This is a loose weave fabric which does not reflect too much sound.
>>
>> I asked local fabric stores and they did not know what Burlap was so good
>> old google was asked.
>>
>> It came back with sacking/hessian/jute.
>>
>> Can anyone tell me if this is one and the same. use a type of hessian
>> sacking on the bass traps.
>
> Yep. Hessian = Burlap.
>
> Fraser
>

[Ext User(mindesign)]

but why wouldn't you use speaker cloth? Bass is less affected by it than
higher frequencies isn't it?


"xd9000" <xd9000@exemail.com.au> wrote in message
news:43de1c95$0$1041$61c65585@un-2park-reader-01.sydney.pipenetworks.com.au...
> Hi ALL
>
> Reading some DIY bass trap and acoustic panel pages from the states they
> recommend using a fabric called Burlap to cover them with.
>
> This is a loose weave fabric which does not reflect too much sound.
>
> I asked local fabric stores and they did not know what Burlap was so good
> old google was asked.
>
> It came back with sacking/hessian/jute.
>
> Can anyone tell me if this is one and the same. use a type of hessian
> sacking on the bass traps.
>
> Thanks
>
> XD
>

[Ext User(Blaircam)]

from memory burlap is sacking material but not quite as coarse as hessian.
B

"mindesign" <seriph_I_SAID_NO_BLOODY_SPAM@consultant.com> wrote in message
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> it is - but from memory it is a prettier version of it, used in the
> garment industry more than for sacks etc.
>
> Steve
>
>
> "Fraser Johnston" <fraser@jcis.com.au> wrote in message
> news:446npdFlg9cU1@individual.net...
>>
>> "xd9000" <xd9000@exemail.com.au> wrote in message
>> news:43de1c95$0$1041$61c65585@un-2park-reader-01.sydney.pipenetworks.com.au...
>>> Hi ALL
>>>
>>> Reading some DIY bass trap and acoustic panel pages from the states they
>>> recommend using a fabric called Burlap to cover them with.
>>>
>>> This is a loose weave fabric which does not reflect too much sound.
>>>
>>> I asked local fabric stores and they did not know what Burlap was so
>>> good old google was asked.
>>>
>>> It came back with sacking/hessian/jute.
>>>
>>> Can anyone tell me if this is one and the same. use a type of hessian
>>> sacking on the bass traps.
>>
>> Yep. Hessian = Burlap.
>>
>> Fraser
>>
>
>

[Ext User(Rod)]

"mindesign" <seriph_I_SAID_NO_BLOODY_SPAM@consultant.com> wrote in message
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> but why wouldn't you use speaker cloth? Bass is less affected by it than
> higher frequencies isn't it?

Bass would not be affected at all by burlap either! (unless you used 100
layers of it ...

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>
> "xd9000" <xd9000@exemail.com.au> wrote in message
> news:43de1c95$0$1041$61c65585@un-2park-reader-01.sydney.pipenetworks.com.au...
>> Hi ALL
>>
>> Reading some DIY bass trap and acoustic panel pages from the states they
>> recommend using a fabric called Burlap to cover them with.
>>
>> This is a loose weave fabric which does not reflect too much sound.
>>
>> I asked local fabric stores and they did not know what Burlap was so good
>> old google was asked.
>>
>> It came back with sacking/hessian/jute.
>>
>> Can anyone tell me if this is one and the same. use a type of hessian
>> sacking on the bass traps.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> XD
>>
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