clay and clay bricks

Hi, may clay dealer told me that he sold lots of clay brinks for some kind of studio, rehearsal or concert room. (He did not rememeber what exactly.) He was told, that clay should have had some outstanding acoustical properties. (again he don't rememeber what). What do you think about clay, framework with clay, or even clay bricks for studio construction?

Well, (clay) bricks have lots of mass so, yeah they make a good isolator.

Ro wrote:

Well, (clay) bricks have lots of mass so, yeah they make a good isolator.

You're right. But more than burned bricks? (I meant unburned bricks, like the ancient (and even todays) egyptians used .)

Dunno, good question. A "burned" brick (I know what you mean ;) ) is about 2500 kg/m3. Lotsa mass. Ask the dealer for the clay's density and you'll have the answer. If your dealer doesn't know, ask him why he thinks it works better. I'm curious...

Electrical Audio in Chicago uses some sort of un-fired clay brick that was chosen for it's acoustic properties. They have a forum, you could ask about it there.

Ro wrote:

Dunno, good question. A "burned" brick (I know what you mean ;) )

;-) Well...the english words for some construction material is somthing I never learned at school nor university. So I have to extemporize...;-) A good English - German translation page would be nice, since often you cannot translate them 1:1. (e.g. a "cardioid characteristic" is a "Nierencharakteristik" in German, Niere = kidney...)

Don't you wish you had that much height in your live room..wow!