Hearing Loss and Piano Tuning

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

At 10:40 AM 5/5/2006 -0500, you wrote:
>Robert,
>
>That's been a worry of mine also. In fact, I already have slight ringing 
>in my ears back from the days when I played keyboards/piano in bands 
>(church bands, but they were loud enough, anyway). After tuning a piano, I 
>notice that the rining is worse for a while, so hearing protection is 
>something I should look into also.
>
>The last time I went to a PTG meeting, they talked a bit about that. One 
>of the guys said that if you have a good set of ear plugs, one made 
>specifically for protecting musicians ears, that it makes hearing the 
>beats easier because a lot of background noise is eliminated. I do not 
>have enough personal experience to back that up, though.
>
>Sam Choy
>


That was probably me.  I've been using earplugs since before I was tuning 
pianos and have been using the "Musicians" plugs for almost ten years 
now.  I compare earplugs to wearing sunglasses outside on a bright winter 
day with a fresh snow. Do you see better?

Call it dealing with sensory overload.




Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician
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