At 10:40 AM 5/5/2006 -0500, you wrote: >Robert, > >That's been a worry of mine also. In fact, I already have slight ringing >in my ears back from the days when I played keyboards/piano in bands >(church bands, but they were loud enough, anyway). After tuning a piano, I >notice that the rining is worse for a while, so hearing protection is >something I should look into also. > >The last time I went to a PTG meeting, they talked a bit about that. One >of the guys said that if you have a good set of ear plugs, one made >specifically for protecting musicians ears, that it makes hearing the >beats easier because a lot of background noise is eliminated. I do not >have enough personal experience to back that up, though. > >Sam Choy > That was probably me. I've been using earplugs since before I was tuning pianos and have been using the "Musicians" plugs for almost ten years now. I compare earplugs to wearing sunglasses outside on a bright winter day with a fresh snow. Do you see better? Call it dealing with sensory overload. Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076 - Right now, I'm hoping to live until my age matches my golf score, - Until then, I'll have to be content to have my IQ match my handicap.
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