P.H. Parkin. Some Objective Acoustical Measurements in British Concert Halls, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Building Research Station. January 1950, Building Research Station. 13”x8”, 14 leaves of text, followed by 6 lvs of plans and profiles of Empress Hall, Usher Hall (Edinburgh), St. Andrews (Glasgow), Peoples Palace, Liverpool New Philharmonic, and Royal Albert, with these followed by 7 lvs of graphs of reverberation times for each hall. Bound with two brass pressure tacks. Original wrappers, the front being an original photo on photo paper. Condition: the front wrapper has pulled away from one of the brass fixtures, and has various chips and old folds around the edges (which you can see and enlarge in the accompanying photo)--clearly this was not the sort of material to use as a cover to the report. Other than that, the oversized publication is in VG condition. $200
“Peter Hubert Parkin had a long career in an advisory role at the Building Research Establishment. His formative concert experience was at the Royal Festival Hall in London. He was the co-author, with Henry Robert Humphreys, of Acoustics, Noise and Buildings (London, 1958)..”--University of Southampton website
“Peter Parkin has achieved world fame and recognition from his qualities as an engineer, scientist,, and acoustic consultant”--Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 4 June 1998
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