Sitting under the piano

[Isaac OLEG]

Hi !

Even when a child, while I liked to sit under the piano while it was
played, I could not stay there long because of the high level of the
sound.

I believe that the actual world is so far more noisy that our ears get
acquainted to higher threshold of sound.

I understand that the more we accept high noises , the less sensitive
we are. When tuning, I've been told that there is a closing of the ear
that is brain induced, so our ears are protected of the high level of
the attack.

That is what audiologists say anyway, how it goes I don't know, but it
is not a passive act as being surrounded by tone.

Beside, when tuning we have more interest in the tone as perceived a
bit far of the piano that just above or under it (even if I stand for
tuning and I am then exposed to more level than sitting.

Do someone know how the ear physically can close to lower the level ?

Regards.

Isaac OLEG



> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la
> part de Bill Ballard
> Envoye : samedi 30 novembre 2002 06:23
> A : Pianotech
> Objet : Re: Sitting under the piano
>
>
> At 8:54 PM +0000 11/29/02, Nathan Bower wrote:
> >Anyway I enjoy sitting under our piano when someone is
> playing it - I think
> >that the sound is much better there. I expect this is
> because I cannot hear
> >the strings so clearly and the soundboard is providing
> almost all of the
> >sound. The bass response is better, and the SPL clearly
> higher. I would love
> >to sit under someone like E Kissin's piano at a
> Rachmaninoff concert!
> <snip>
> >(currently trying to work out a method of sitting
> underneath, and playing a
> >piano... at the same time!)
>
> Could anyone else take a stab at this one. I'm sorry, I
> can't keep a
> straight face....
>
> Bill Ballard RPT
> NH Chapter, P.T.G.
>
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