[CAUT] Hearing Protection Desirable for Tuning?

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi, Sometimes it pays to be deaf when tuning a PSO. Being totaly deaf in my
left ear, has been an obsticle to overcome, but also an advantage as well.
When the noise gets too great,
I can turn a deaf ear <g>
IMHO tuning a green piano with soft blows only begs for a call back, while I
sometimes over pound on the settled piano out of habit.
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ed440@mindspring.com>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org>; "College and
University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 2:23 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Hearing Protection Desirable for Tuning?


> Jeff wrote-
>
> >So far, at age 50, I've experienced no hearing loss that I'm aware
> >of.
>
> Jeff-
>
> The problem is, you won't be aware of it until after it has happened!
> What I've been told is that the little nerve hairs in the inner ears
gradually become fragile, and then eventually break off.  Until they break,
your hearing is fine.  So you are acruing damage long before you are aware
of it.
>
> If your hearing is excellent, you'll be surprised how well you hear with
15db attenuators. They especially reduce the impact part of the sound.
Having become accustomed to tuning with ear plugs, I find it painful to tune
the treble and high treble without plugs in any situation on any piano.
>
> When I've finished the piano, I remove the earplugs and test the piano
with long intervals played quietly.  I don't think I find anything I
couldn't hear with the plugs in.  I just prefer a bit of gentle playing to
hear the voicing and finish peacefully.
>
> Ed S.
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