Production of clay speaker enclosures
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2021-06-23
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Abstract
Clay is a moist sticky earth that hardens when dried, due to the unique properties or
characteristics of clay, it is used to produce various house hold or domestic products such
as cooking pots, water storages, flower pots etc. Clay is also used to build some parts of
complex industrial machine which serves as a means of generating income. However,
the local use of clay has been limited to a certain level. There is therefore the need for
exploration into the issue to well understand and appreciate the unique properties and
characteristics of the material to further expand or expose it use at the local level which
will also reduce pressure on other raw materials. Written documents have shown that
clay has been used to produce musical instruments in other countries. Ghana is a country
that has boundless natural resources including clay which could be found in all the ten
regions. Local potters and institutions use it in the best way they can but research has
shown that the ability of clay is somehow limitless. This study is therefore being
conducted with the aim to produce clay speaker enclosures. In order to achieve this aim
the following objectives was set; to ascertain and describe the various forms of speaker
enclosures, to identify the characteristics of clay suitable for the production of speaker
enclosure and to design and produce clay speaker enclosure with the clay. Two types of
clay from Ashanti region are selected for the study and these are Mfensi and Afari clay.
Data regarding this clays will be collected both from the researcher’s own research
experiments and other literally written documents. The qualitative research method is
used, experiments and observations being the main forms of data collection instruments.
Out of the accessible population, Mfensi clay is selected as sample purposively based on
the information gathered. The results of the study show how best Mfensi clay can be used
for producing more interesting products. It is recommended that various reasons for
understanding the behavior of clay be brought to light for further research in other to
develop, design and expose or bring out new products from our local clay.
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A thesis submitted to the Department of Integrated Rural Art and Industry in the Faculty of Art College of Art and Built Environment, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Philosophy.
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Production of clay