Hearing Protectors

[Z! Reinhardt]

How much these things cost is something I will be finding out later today,
I hope.  I used to have a set of these but they got forgotten somewhere. 
The price has come down and the quality has improved since I got mine.

The response time is virtually immediate, enough so the attack of a note
just getting struck would not be bothersome.  I have to admit, I have not
yet tuned a P22 in an environment such as you described, so I don't know
how well they would work in your situation.  In any case though, because
they take out so much bass rumble, the piano will sound a little thin but
the partials become very easy to hear.

Z! Reinhardt RPT
Ann Arbor  MI
diskladame@provide.net

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From: Michael Jorgensen <Michael.Jorgensen@cmich.edu>
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: Re: Hearing Protectors
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 7:41 AM

This is an interesting thing I've not seen.  I've heard of a noise
cancelling system for homes next to freeways but not this.  How much do
they cost?  How quickly can they respond to and counteract a tone? 
Would it still be a pretty powerful attack?  Does anyone have one of
these?
-Mike

Z! Reinhardt wrote:
> 
> Just for the fun of it ... have you tried using a NoiseBuster (available
> from Brookstone and like stores)?  It's a noise cancellation device
> designed specifically to handle the low end of the acoustic spectrum.  I
> think it was originally manufactured for travellers bothered by engine
> noise.  It looks like nothing more than a pair of headphones connected to
a
> little box.  By themselves, they greatly reduce excess noise in the bass.
> Use them in conjunction with foam earplugs to handle the rest of the
piano.
> 
> Good luck!
>