---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment A few years ago I had a string of days back to back packed full of tunings. I was not using ear protection at that time. After the third day I was laying in bed at night, and my ears were ringing so loudly I couldn't fall asleep. Needless to say, I got a real fright, for the future of my business as well as for my sanity! I got custom fitted attenuators (15 dB) which I have been using ever since. That reduced the problem by at least 90%. I doubt that tuners sticking their heads into pianos, doing test blows, are subjecting themselves to anything as low as 45-60 dB. I would guess 85 +, with peaks quite a lot higher. Anyone have any data on that? Jurgen Goering Piano Forte Supply (250) 754-2440 info@pianofortesupply.com http://www.pianofortesupply.com On Oct 28, 2005, at 11:00 AM, Jeff Olson wrote: > I was surprised to learn that anyone believes that normal tuning would > generate decibels anywhere close to ear-damaging levels. My > understanding is that the "average" person can safely tolerate eight > hours of continous 85 db. I'd guess the decibels normally generated > by a piano tuning would be around 45 - 65 db, unless one is tuning the > piano Jerry Lewis style :). > > I'm wondering what your basis would be for believing that tuning > represents a threat to hearing (or does it simply seem more > comfortable to you to wear earplug/filters?). Is it personal > experience, or are you aware of scientific studies that confirm this > possibility (I'm not aware of any, but that doesn't mean they don't > exist)? > > Best, > > JO ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 1587 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/3a/04/a5/16/attachment.bin ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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