Flat Panel Vol. 1

Choir loft monitor project and associated experimentation.
Thumbnail for Painting the back of the panel. Can is a mask for the exciter contact area.
Thumbnail for Remove the can and there is a perfect unpainted contact area to attach the exciter.
Thumbnail for Finished product, except for the mount... slanted ceiling will take some measuring to get the angle right, plus we'll test this first before I go through the trouble of mounting them permanently.
Thumbnail for Side view showing foam stabilizers.
Thumbnail for The back side. Nice clean look, hopefully aesthetically blending with the white ceiling.
Thumbnail for Both panels now finished, hung in the garage to simulate the actual placement. I'll fasten these to mic stands with booms for the testing and fiddle with the placement until we get it right. Tested them in the garage with a mic hooked up... they are very resistant to causing feedback. I had to try really hard by fully opening up the sensitivity of the mic and then trying to force feedback. I could only manage a slight ring.
Thumbnail for This is the amp I'll be driving them with. From PE, 20 watts, OK for 4 ohms, about $30 USD.
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Thumbnail for Another shot of the two panels temporarily mounted in my
Thumbnail for Mock up installation for testing. Also testing new mic placement. Everybody loved the sound from the panels. One of the vocalists told me that this is the first time ever that he could hear the backing track
Thumbnail for Another angle.
Thumbnail for What the choir sees. The decision making parties are now going to discuss this, that is, the choir director, the choir members, the sound guy and the pastor. We'll see! I feel pretty confident that I'll be making the final modifications to the frames for install soon. Can't wait to get it installed!
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