[pianotech] Hearing Improvement

[Rob McCall]

Hi Diane,

I'm fairly new to this business and have never used earplugs to tune.   
I use them all time when I'm flying airplanes, but that's mainly to  
block out as much noise as possible, especially the high frequencies  
of a jet engine.

What do you recommend as far as a good earplug for piano tuning that  
allows the requisite reduction in noise but without losing the high  
frequencies for hearing the beats, etc.?  is there a particular brand  
or style or type of earplug that works best for piano work?

By the way, I took a detailed hearing test at the House Ear Clinic in  
Los Angeles last year.  So far I haven't lost any of the frequency  
ranges tested!  So I'm happy about that, but I'd like to make sure I  
maintain my hearing as long as possible.

Regards,

Rob McCall
Murrieta, CA


On Sep 08, 2009, at 12:43 , Diane Hofstetter wrote:

>
> Earplugs are wonderful for tuning! They improve the signal to noise  
> ratio, thus making it easier to hear the piano by making the  
> background noise less prominent.
>
> However, they will not improve your actual hearing acuity.
>
> It is sad to say that at several conventions I have met techs who  
> have purchased a wide variety of earplugs in an attempt to improve  
> their high frequency hearing loss.
>
> Knowledge is power.  We need to know what our problem actually is  
> before we can effectively deal with it.
>
>
> Diane Hofstetter
>
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