Ear plugs

[Don]

Hi,

I think that learning to tune and get good stability for *domestic* tunings
using a mp to mf blow is an important skill set to pursue. My ears are just
fine so far and my "playing arm" has healed up nicely now.

At 06:54 AM 9/29/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Friends,
>
>How many of us wear ear plugs for some or all of the tuning?  Is the number
>increasing?  I started within the past two years when I developed a slight
>tinnitis which I suppose I will have the rest of my life.  Are there some old
>tuners who have never used ear plugs and yet have excellent hearing?  I
feel it
>is a sensible precaution although I would rather not bother with them.
>
>Regards, Clyde
>
>> I wear ear plugs always.  The piano is so loud, I can hear all the beats I
>> need to hear right through them.
>>
>> Bill Bremmer RPT
>
>
>
>

Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.
Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts
drose@dlcwest.com
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