Yes I use the Etymotic from time to time while tuning. *Always *on the subway. On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 8:24 AM, John Ross <jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca> wrote: > *Do you use ear plugs?* > *I use -12db ones from Pianotech, they cut down on ear 'strain', from > excess noise.* > *John Ross* > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Noah Frere <noahfrere at gmail.com> > *To:* pianotech at ptg.org > *Sent:* Thursday, February 26, 2009 9:09 AM > *Subject:* Re: [pianotech] another treat > > > > I don't understand how Tom says that can save your ears. >> > > I think Tom means that by focusing on the visual for that first 20 minutes > requires very little attention to the ears. I definitely benefit in that > regard. I remember when first learning to listen to overtomes and beats, for > a while I thought I was going deaf! I heard this wooshing sound all day. As > weeks and months went on, I adjusted. I think I was just bringing more > awareness to the hearing section of the brain/body. But my ears still get > stressed if tuning several pianos aurally in one day. So the ETD takes the > edge off. > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090226/1bb6ff46/attachment.html>
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