On 9/8/09, ljinno at googlemail.com <ljinno at googlemail.com> wrote: > Blaine Hebert wrote " > I wear them religiously when I tune and even when I drive and listen to > the radio (it improves sound quality)". > _______________ > Improve sound? I have read posts about ear plugs, but assumed tuners who > use machines use them. Is this a correct assumption? Is it not hard > enough to hear those treble frequencies without earplugs. > > Lee They improve the _listening_. I've used hearing protection of all sorts since way before I even tuned my first piano, let along became a CAT (computer assisted tuner). Hearing protection doesn't improve sound any more than dark glasses improve light. They are both to protect from sensory overload and subsequent damage. -- Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT - Keyboard Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076
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