"pounding"

[Todd & Kim Mapes]

The Etymotic Research Website is   http://www.etymotic.com/html/index.html
and then click on "hearing protection".  You can look at the ER-20 plugs
there, but once again, I think you have to go to an audiologist (I could be
wrong, though).

Todd

"John M. Formsma" wrote:

> Jerry,
>
> I looked at Westone's website, and to get the custom fit musician's plugs,
> you have to see an audiologist that sells them.  They make molds of your
> ear.  I tried to find out how to order the plugs that would fit most
> everyone, but I never saw a price for them.
>
> Their website is: http://www.earmold.com
>
> John Formsma
> Blue Mountain, MS
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
> Of Jerry Hunt
> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 9:28 PM
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: "pounding"
>
> Where do you get the Westone plugs?
>
> --- Todd & Kim Mapes <FoxMeadow@acninc.net> wrote:
> > I recently checked into the Westone Musician's plugs
> > and my audiologist
> > suggested getting the ready-fit version (as opposed
> > to the custom fit version)
> > as a trial run.  The ready-fit version only costs
> > $15/pair, while the custom
> > fit plugs cost $90-110, depending on db rating.  The
> > $15/pair jobs are rated
> > at 20db ($0.75/db?) and are model ER-20 High
> > Fidelity Earplugs, and are
> > marketed as a "low-cost ready-fit version of the
> > custom Musician's Earplugs
> > (ER-15's)."
> >