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The Catgut Acoustical Society Library |
| File #: | M6130 |
| Name: | Meyer, Jurgen |
| Dates: | b. 1933 |
| See also: | L8840 - Lottermoser, Werner |
| General Information: |
| Jurgen Meyer collaborated with Werner Lottermoser and continued the work after Lottermoser's |
| retirement from the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB). The space serving as their anechoic |
| chamber had been used during the war by the Luftwafe. Subsequently assigned by the Allies for musical |
| acoustics research, it posed some hardships requiring frequent `raking' of the floor to enhance the sound |
| aborption properties. Meyer, a good violinist, was involved in the testing of a German violin carried out |
| by CMH and Lottermoser. This resulted in an interesting example of regional or cultural peferences in |
| intruments, with Meyer prefering the German violin to that of CMH, whereas Sterling Gorill, a US |
| violinst, strongly disliked the German one. The file shows an active correspondence between JM and |
| CMH, with his sendng many reprints from his very prolific publishing. His main area of research has |
| dealt with the directional characteristics of instruments and their effects in the sympnony orchestra. He |
| had hoped to host the ISMA '95 meeting in Braunschweig to coincide with his retirement, but the |
| committment had been made prior to hold the meeting in Paris. There was a suggestion that he do it in |
| 1999, but to date there is no such plan. |
| File Contents: |
| M6130 | -- | 101 |
| Correspondence: (1969-1979) between J Meyer, CMH and Michael McIntyre. |
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| M6130 | -- | 102 |
| Miscellaneous: Biographical info; ads for his books; tourist book |
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| M6130 | -- | 103 |
| Technical: 45 papers from 1964-1980, including a bibliography prepared by Meyer and a partial list of |
| abstracts. See Tech Summary. |
| Key Words: | Directional characteristics of instruments; orchestral seating; orchestral sound |
| M6130 | -- | 104 |
| Technical: Book - 'Acoustics and the Performance of Music', Verlag das Musikinstrument, |
| Frankfurt/Main, 1978. |
| Key Words: | Acoustics; musical performace |