Sitting under the piano

[Isaac OLEG]

Wow !

Thanks a lot, I'll go there immediately.

Security distance from "techno march" (I tried once to see one for
experiment the society fact !) : 200-300 meters for me.

I say that our environment is VERY noisy in the city, and that most
people loose their ability to hear finely.

May be only because we are forced to protect our hearing from that
background noises, that are not so strong often but permanent.

My early hearing experiences I remember the best places where not near
the instrument, and the good level for me to listen to music is not
really high, so I can hear these little fine details.

Rock music is based on a totally different approach, as techno and
such low frequencies supported mosak.

Regards.

Isaac OLEG


> Isaac:
>
> Yes, the brain does try to close down the ear canal when sound gets
> to a certain level.  The sound pressure level that triggers this can
> be measured by an audiologist.  The muscle that does this is the
> stapedial muscle.
>
> When subjected to sounds that are too loud, we don't really
> "get used
> to it" the cochlea fatigues.  If this loud sound continues, it leads
> to cochlear damage.  This is why we have two choices in our approach
> to our work as piano technicians.  We can use hearing protection so
> we can maintain our hearing for many years, or we can save large
> amounts of money early in our career so we can retire by the age of
> 45 because we no longer hear well.
>
> Whether we use an ETD or not, our ears are our most important asset
> and most necessary tools.  Incidentally, there is a very interesting
> web site about the ear.  http://www.augie.edu/perry/ear/ear.htm
>
> dave
> *********** REPLY SEPARATOR  ***********
>
> On 11/30/2002 at 2:45 PM Isaac OLEG wrote:
>
> >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.
> >>
> >> "Garth, Take me!"
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> "Wayne's World 2"
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David M. Porritt
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Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
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