Polishing Wood

[BajoElSol]

Hey,

I've just got a quick question here...

Does polishing wood in the live room help rebound high frequencies? I mean I have around 60% wood in my studio, but it feels very rough when you touch it and is basically I don't think it's doing it's job as it is unpolished.

When I record with a microphone I feel that the high frequencies are very absent...

Would polishing it help?

Bajo

 

[Rod Gervais]

Hey,

I've just got a quick question here...

Does polishing wood in the live room help rebound high frequencies? I mean I have around 60% wood in my studio, but it feels very rough when you touch it and is basically I don't think it's doing it's job as it is unpolished.

When I record with a microphone I feel that the high frequencies are very absent...

Would polishing it help?

Bajo

When you say it isn't "polished" I take it you mean it has no finish on it......... is that correct?

Typically - softwoods (pine - white pine - cedar, etc., etc.) will liven up a lot if coats of polyurethane are applied to them. The more coats you apply the more high frequency reflection you get. A good hardwood is usually about as reflective as a urethane finish.

Understand though - putting it on is a lot easier than taking it off - so begin slow - cut the finish 1/2 and 1/2 for the first coat - and then (after it's fully cured) test it - so on and so forth.

It's going to take a few days doing it this way - but it will give you just the amount of reflection you need.

Rod