OK! Great! I want them! Who makes them? What are they called? Where can I get them? Thanks Phil, I have been meaning to get plugs for a long time - I have never used them. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Bondi" <phil@philbondi.com> To: "Newtonville" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 5:58 PM Subject: Hearing protection and tuning > Recently, I received a bunch of different sized samples from Diane > Hofstetter. > Diane, at my request, sent me a bunch of different sized samples of pre-cut > hearing protection. The size of your ear itself determines what size fits > you best. The sizes I received ranged from medium to XXXL. > > I have been using disposable foam hearing protection for years with only one > concern: when I got to the top 2 octaves, I had a hard time hearing nuances > in regards to unisons, so I would remove one of them to do this > section..kinda defeats the purpose, hu? > > Of the samples that Diane sent me and the instructions on how to measure > your ear fro the proper fit, I decided on the XL's. I first wore them to a > gig this past Saturday and Sunday nights. I was amazed of the clarity that > was 'allowed', and also I could hear myself very well when it came to > vocalizing (i can hear the collective barfing from here!). The harmful > frequencies were, of course, being eliminated while this clarity was allowed > in. Stage Nirvana. > > I couldn't wait until Tuesday to start tuning with them. It's now Thursday > afternoon and I have tuned 7 pianos using this type of hearing protection. > I am _way_ impressed with these plugs. Interval beating seems a tad > magnified without the higher frequencies getting in the way of what I need > to listen to. The slow-beating 5th in the temperament octave is "RIGHT > THERE" without having to strain to hear it. I wouldn't have believed it if I > didn't hear it for myself. Of course the 4th in the temperament octave is > clear as a bell also. Both of these intervals seem just slightly magnified, > or, easy to hear with this type of plug. I can't explain it any other way > other than that. You're gonna have to find out for yourself. > > The real test for this type of hearing protection and me involves unisons in > the top 2 octaves. I am glad to report that the high frequency junk that we > have to tune around is not there using these plugs. You can hear the > out-of-tune unison beat clearly and without all the junk associated with it. > Tuning Nirvana. > > I have seen custom hearing protection from an audiologist and I have seen > the price that they charge. These plugs, while form-fitted to the size of > your ear, are the closest thing _I_ have come across without going custom, > and at a fraction of the cost of custom plugs. > > If you're tuning with disposable hearing protection, I would strongly > recommend trying these plugs. I'm sure glad I did. > > -Phil Bondi (Fl.) > phil@philbondi.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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