Loss and Piano Tuning ( was: hearing etc.)

[carlteplitski]

Good point ! Knew a fellow tech. who passed away at 91, and could still 
tune, but physically too
taxing. It was also quite hard to carry a conversation with him, as you 
were often repeating yourself,
because he didn't hear well , but he could hear intervals and beats. How 
does one splain that ???

Carl / Winnipeg


A440A at aol.com wrote:

>Robert writes: 
><< Thanks a lot for your comments Andrew. I will defintely look into getting 
>ear plugs. Not only do I want to prevent any damage to my ears as a result of 
>tuning pianos, but I don't want my hearing to be degraded as a musician either 
>since I play piano recitals and attend lots of concerts.  >>
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>Greetings, 
>       It is interesting that we, as tuner/techs, worry so much about our 
>hearing.  I don't think I have ever met someone that had to leave the business 
>because of hearing problems.  
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>HOWEVER !,  I have spoken to numerous techs and former techs that had to 
>leave the tuning and rebuilding business because of joint problems, repetitive 
>stress problems, tendonitis, carpal tunnel problems, etc.  and I have heard very, 
>very, little about protecting against these things.  
>     Worry about our hearing is misplaced if we ignore the mechanical dangers 
>of our work.  I would suggest that a better expense than custom ear plugs 
>would be a yoga course, or a physical trainer or therapist that could diagnose 
>our posture, ergonomic habits, and flexibility capacity.  That is where the more 
>likely danger will be addressed. 
>Regards,  
>
>Ed Foote RPT 
>http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html
>www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html
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