Good point ! Knew a fellow tech. who passed away at 91, and could still tune, but physically too taxing. It was also quite hard to carry a conversation with him, as you were often repeating yourself, because he didn't hear well , but he could hear intervals and beats. How does one splain that ??? Carl / Winnipeg A440A at aol.com wrote: >Robert writes: ><< Thanks a lot for your comments Andrew. I will defintely look into getting >ear plugs. Not only do I want to prevent any damage to my ears as a result of >tuning pianos, but I don't want my hearing to be degraded as a musician either >since I play piano recitals and attend lots of concerts. >> > >Greetings, > It is interesting that we, as tuner/techs, worry so much about our >hearing. I don't think I have ever met someone that had to leave the business >because of hearing problems. > >HOWEVER !, I have spoken to numerous techs and former techs that had to >leave the tuning and rebuilding business because of joint problems, repetitive >stress problems, tendonitis, carpal tunnel problems, etc. and I have heard very, >very, little about protecting against these things. > Worry about our hearing is misplaced if we ignore the mechanical dangers >of our work. I would suggest that a better expense than custom ear plugs >would be a yoga course, or a physical trainer or therapist that could diagnose >our posture, ergonomic habits, and flexibility capacity. That is where the more >likely danger will be addressed. >Regards, > >Ed Foote RPT >http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html >www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html > > > >
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