Hi Mark, It sounds to me as if you are really *nailing* each note as you play it. It is not a bad idea to use a "test blow" after one is happy with the pitch of a note--but using brute force on every key stroke while tuning is (as you already found out) painful to the ears. Learn to tune softly. I know Dr. Coleman doesn't play super loud--and gets wonderful stability. I used to be a "beater" but learned my lesson when an upright hammer assembly came flying out of the piano at me (on a fairly new piano). Diane Hoffstetter dpno2nr at yahoo.com who is on this list also sells inexpensive and adequate ear protection. At 07:46 AM 1/22/2007 -0700, you wrote: > >I did some searching and found out about these special "Musician's" ear >plugs that attenuate all frequencies evenly. This seems to be an ideal >solution, although expensive. They aren't cheap, and require custom >fitting by an audiologist: >http://www.hearnet.com/images_site/erme_brochure.pdf > > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.4/644 - Release Date: 1/22/2007 7:30 AM > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat mailto:pianotuna at yahoo.com http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 306-539-0716 or 1-888-29t-uner
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