ear plugs

[pianotune05]

Hi Diane,
Plese tells us about the ear plugs you sell. Is there a catelog from which 
to order them etc? If you wish to send me a private e-mail about the ear 
plugs that would be OK too.  Thanks Diane.
Marshall
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DIANE HOFSTETTER" <dianepianotuner at msn.com>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 12:54 AM
Subject: Re: ear plugs


> Marshall,
>
> I've tried dozens and dozens of kinds of earplugs. Most of the ones from 
> pharmacies and drugstores block out so much of the higher frequencies, 
> that they are not very good for piano tuning.
>
> What you are looking for are earplugs that have as flat attenuation as 
> possible.  The ones I use are called canal caps and come in eight 
> different sizes.
>
> Diane
>
>
>
> Diane Hofstetter
>
>
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: pianotune05 at comcast.net
> Reply-To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
> To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Subject: Re: ear plugs
> Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 05:25:05 +0000
>
> Diane,
> What d oyou know about the ear plugs sold at CVS, Walgreens etc?  What are 
> you using now?
> Marshall
>
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: "DIANE HOFSTETTER" <dianepianotuner at msn.com>
>
> >
> > Paul Said
> > >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.
> >
> >
> >
> > Since ear canals come in different sizes, one size does NOT fit all.
> Women
> > have smaller diameter ear canals than men, and the sizes of the ear
> canals
> > vary by race.
> >
> > I tried the HR-20's sold by Pianotek. The first day I got an earache in
> my
> > left ear. The second day I told myself; "Don't be such a wimp, Diane." 
> > So
> > I wore them again and got earaches in both ears!
> >
> > I even tried cutting the flanges narrower to try to make them
> > comfortable--no luck.
> >
> > Diane
> >
> >
>
>