ear plugs

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Hi, Marshall:
	I use musician's earplugs from: www.musiciansfriend.com.  They are very
inexpensive, around $15.00, and sell under the name "Hearos".  Go to that
website and type "Hearos" in their search box.  One size fits all, and they
are very comfortable.  They allow the sound in, but "turn down the volume"
so it offers protection.  A professional drummer told me to buy these. 
I've been using them for years.  BTW, my mother was an audiologist.  She
got me some "Musician's Ear Plugs" which cost about $150.00 and needed to
be custom molded to my ears.  They were very uncomfortable to wear.  I
prefer the "Hearos" any day.  
	Just my $.02.
	Paul McCloud
	San Diego


> [Original Message]
> From: pianotune05 <pianotune05 at comcast.net>
> To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Date: 03/19/2006 5:07:26 AM
> Subject: Re: ear plugs
>
> So what type of earplugs should we purchase.  A while back, someone 
> mentioned the types sold at CVS etc.  Will these do the job?
> Marshall
> ps. I'm going to get some just out of curiosity because I want to know
how 
> one can hear when their hearing is blocked.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "carlteplitski" <koko99 at shaw.ca>
> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 2:38 AM
> Subject: ear plugs
>
>
> >
> > I am 71 yrs. old, and hear quite well, I think.  At 53 I had my hearing
> > checked, and the audio
> > fellow told me my hearing was excellent. He thought it was better than
> > 50% of the  17 year olds
> > walking around with headphones on. He also thought many of those would
> > need aids by the
> > age of 40, because the loud music would ruin their hearing .  I am
> > planning to check out some plugs
> > soon, because what I've read on the list leads me to believe that they
> > would be a benefit.  An
> > old friend of mine , now passed on, could still tune at 91, although he
> > didn't hear well when we
> > spoke.  He was quite frail, so didn't tune, but came with me to see how
> > my Accu - tuner worked,
> > and did some aural tuning  just to see if he still could. He was quite
> > pleased, not surprised, that the Accu - tuner
> > confirmed his ability.  I wondered how he was able to tune, but had
> > problems hearing speech. He told
> > me that he had done his last professional tuning at the age of 88.  We
> > should all be so lucky.
> > Curious  as to how the transmitter  thing worked,  mentioned by someone
> > .  How was it  attached to the piano?
> > I assume on the sound board  somewhere.  Sounds like a great idea.
> >
> > Carl / Winnipeg
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