Theodore J. (Ted) Schultz combined two careers and a cheerful, friendly personality during his span of years as a scientist and consultant in the field of acoustics. His first career, music, began at the Eastman School of Music where he became an accomplished bassoonist. Electrical engineering followed at the University of Missouri, Acoustics began when he enrolled in Harvard's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences where he received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. under Professor F. V. Hunt. His major life work was devoted to acoustical research and consultation at Bolt Beranek and Newman in Cambridge, MA. Both during his academic years and later, he remained a professional bassoonist, playing in municipal symphonies in Providence, RI, Portland, ME, and Worcester, MA. This paper reviews his overall career as a scientist, particularly as the author knew him for 22 years at BBN, where he rose to the position of Principal Scientist.