{"id":3285,"date":"2013-09-08T10:31:14","date_gmt":"2013-09-08T14:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/?p=3285"},"modified":"2017-01-20T10:29:11","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T15:29:11","slug":"meet-me-inside-the-acoustic-guitar-stc-ratings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/meet-me-inside-the-acoustic-guitar-stc-ratings\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Me Inside the Acoustic Guitar: STC ratings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following list gives a rough idea of what the various STC ratings mean*:<\/p>\n<p>25\u2014normal speech easily understood<br \/>\n30\u2014normal speech audible, but unintelligible<br \/>\n35\u2014loud speech understood<br \/>\n40\u2014loud speech audible, but unintelligible<br \/>\n45\u2014loud speech barely audible<br \/>\n50\u2014shouting barely audible<br \/>\n55\u2014shouting inaudible<\/p>\n<p><sup>*<\/sup> For more, see U.S. Department of Commerce National Bureau of Standards\u2019 Handbook 119, <em>Quieting: A Practical Guide to Noise Control<\/em>, written by Raymond Berendt et al (1976).<\/p>\n<p>To read the full article, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/masterformat\/meet-me-inside-the-acoustic-guitar-music-city-centers-mile-of-operable-partitions\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The full article examines the acoustic properties of operable partitions specified throughout Nashville\u2019s Music City Center\u2014the site of Construct 2013 and the CSI Annual Convention. 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