Diane (and list), I spent 20 years as a Navy musician. Fortunately, as a french horn player, I was largely spared spending a lot of time around the extremes of loudness produced by the rock bands we started to use by the mid-70's. And, I was not stationed aboard a ship. There is just an tremendous amount of noise generated onboard a naval vessel. It is thus very appropriate that the VA would try to assist with the inevitable hearing losses among those people who were in those circumstances. At age 61, I am aware of not hearing as much hiss and sizzle in the top register of a piano, nor as much distraction from false beats in the top octave or so, as was the case 15 or 20 years ago. I still seem to be well ahead of my customers, though. Please post the results of your attendance. I'm sure it will be very helpful to many. Robin Blankenship ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane Hofstetter" <dianepianotuner at msn.com> To: <pianotech at ptg.org>; <caut at ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2007 3:51 AM Subject: Are there many piano techs who are veterans? > Are any of you veterans? Do any of you have tinnitus? > > Thursday evening I will be attending a talk; "Treatment for Hearing Loss > and Tinnitus: State of the Art" by Dr. David Lilly, at one of the largest, > most up-to-date hearing research centers in the counry, the new National > Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research. > > I was fortunate to meet Dr. Lilly at a recent hearing convention and am > looking forward hearing him speak again and to finally seeing the research > center. > > Since this facility is part of the Veteran's Administration, their focus > is on helping veterans with their hearing problems and I am wondering how > many piano technicians are veterans. It would be a good talking point if > I ask them for help with research for piano tech's hearing problems. > > Thanks! > Diane > > Diane Hofstetter > > >
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