Hi Diane, I'm fairly new to this business and have never used earplugs to tune. I use them all time when I'm flying airplanes, but that's mainly to block out as much noise as possible, especially the high frequencies of a jet engine. What do you recommend as far as a good earplug for piano tuning that allows the requisite reduction in noise but without losing the high frequencies for hearing the beats, etc.? is there a particular brand or style or type of earplug that works best for piano work? By the way, I took a detailed hearing test at the House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles last year. So far I haven't lost any of the frequency ranges tested! So I'm happy about that, but I'd like to make sure I maintain my hearing as long as possible. Regards, Rob McCall Murrieta, CA On Sep 08, 2009, at 12:43 , Diane Hofstetter wrote: > > Earplugs are wonderful for tuning! They improve the signal to noise > ratio, thus making it easier to hear the piano by making the > background noise less prominent. > > However, they will not improve your actual hearing acuity. > > It is sad to say that at several conventions I have met techs who > have purchased a wide variety of earplugs in an attempt to improve > their high frequency hearing loss. > > Knowledge is power. We need to know what our problem actually is > before we can effectively deal with it. > > > Diane Hofstetter > > > > [pianotech] Hearing Improvement > Blaine Hebert brhebert at verizon.net > Tue Sep 8 09:18:57 MDT 2009 > Previous message: [pianotech] Eddie Higgins > Next message: [pianotech] Hearing Aids > Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC