This is "for what it's worth": Several years ago I quit drinking caffeinated coffee since I found that piano sounds were becoming loud and bright. Started drinking decaffeinated coffee and problem went away. Joy! Elwood Elwood Doss, Jr. Piano Technician/Technical Director 225 Fine Arts Building University of Tennessee at Martin edoss@utm.edu 731-587-7482 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sarah Fox" <sarah@gendernet.org> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 9:09 PM Subject: Re: "Put a plug in it" > Hi Cy, > > > Any advice for ear protection devices? > > Not a clue. I think your colleagues would have a much better idea what > works than I would. > > I've used gun-range hearing protectors before, while working with noisy > equipment. They're not really that expensive, and they do a pretty good > job. However, they're not all that comfortable. The cheapo little foam > jobbies are considerably more comfortable but less effective -- but they're > not bad for what they are. I've never used anything exotic. > > A much more exotic approach that might be good for filtering out extraneous > noise and attenuating sound from the piano, while simultaneously impressing > the customer, might be to use some of those active, noise-eliminating > headsets. Use a contact microphone for your sound pickup, and feed either > through a computer (for you ET enthusiasts) or a small amp (for you by-ear > tuners), connected to the headsets. Customer asks, "Why the headsets?" A: > "Better to hear the subtle details of the sound from your piano, m'dear." > > Wish I had more good advice for you. I think the others have made some good > recommendations. > > Peace, > Sarah > > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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