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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>Hi Ron,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>I prefer my ears as well not only because I cannot
aford an ETD, but since I'm sight impaired, my hearing is so acute. For
worst beating I find Kimball to be pretty bad too. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>Marshall</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>ps. Are you the Ron who keeps telling me to hang in
there when it comes to prospecting? :)</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=ronmay_rpt@bellsouth.net href="mailto:ronmay_rpt@bellsouth.net">RON
MAY, RPT</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net
href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">joegarrett@earthlink.net</A> ; <A
title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 17, 2006 11:19
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> MY ETD IS MADE BY SIEMENS-- IT'S
CALLED A HEARING AID</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Techs</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hopefully I can help everyone or someone a
bit.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I received my second hearing aid about 6 months
ago. I am a 69 year old Aural tuner who sees absolutely no benefit in ever
owning an Tunlab or whatever. I am a concert tuner and to this day will put my
tuning up against any of you. Among my customers are 4 phd's in piano
performance, one master in piano performance, a large number of piano teachers
etc.etc.etc. Oh Yeah---I am an rpt.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I can remember my concerns about getting a
hearing aid. I wondered what my customers would think, "a piano tuner
with a hearing aid" sure. The fact is that over the past 8 years I have
been wearing and aid. I have never had one person ever even question it.
I have discussed it with people, usually with customers who also had aids and
wanted to know what kind I had and why I liked them. I, like everyone else
that wears an aid never realized what I was missing until I received my first
one. For what it is worth, I can still do a good job tuning a piano without
the aids but they are such a great assistance I hate to be without
them.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There were certain pianos that I always noticed
were harder for me to hear the beats in than others. The absolute worst
for me was a 50s vintage Acrosonic.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It was my ear nose and throat physician that
recommended originally that I get my hearing checked. The Audiologist worked
within the same office as the physician. The test showed some loss over all
but particularly nerve damage in some of the higher frequencies. The
audiologist suggested that I try and aid. Most of the Audiologist have a
free 30 day+ trial. The very first piano I happened upon wearing my first aid
was a 50s Acrosonic. When I started to set the first 5th I tweaked up the
volume a little and "wow" those beats jumped out of that piano like I couldn't
believe. It didn't take me long to become a true believer.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would not recommend any tuner getting the newer
digital, automatic volume control aids. I have known other tuners that
had them and had problems. I like the ability to adjust the volume as needed
for the particular situation.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There are a lot of hidden benefits to wearing
especially two aids. One is when I go to the movies and the sound system is so
loud that everyone that attends needs new hearing aids when they leave.
I just turn my aids off and they act as ear plugs. They also come in handy
when your wife is upset with you.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would bet that over half of the piano
technicians have at least some hearing loss. I would urge all of you to get
your hearing checked every year and don't be afraid to give an aid a try.
Believe me, your friends and especially your customers won't care. If there
piano sounds great when you are ready to leave, they won't care if you wear
ear muffs.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A couple of signs for you that are signals that
you have a loss: </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you have to raise the volume on the TV and the
wife complains about it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you don't understand what your wife says from
the kitchen while you are watching TV</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you keep having to ask people to repeat what
they said.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>and last but not least---If the beats don't jump
out of your Acrosonic.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>With my aids, I hear things that many tuners
don't.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Recently I got called out on a two year old
Samick grand. The owner, a sweet old lady, had been complaining about the
piano to the past two ETD tuners as well as the piano store. They told here
that there was nothing wrong with the piano that what she was hearing was
because of her hearing aids. She also had two aids. The piano had been tuned
within two weeks of my arrival and twice over the month.. The tuning was
uneven but my tuning was going fine until I started into the bass. As I passed
into the bass break I noticed this terrible sound. The strings sounded more
like a guitar. When I checked the bearing on the bass bridge, the first five
notes you could stick paper between the bridge and the strings. There was a
minus .020 down bearing on the rear and +.005 on about 1/8 inch of the
front of the bridge. The piano was sent back to the factory and the lady is
thrilled with her new piano.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For God Sake---go get your ears checked
people.Your ETDs don't hear this stuff. Half of you can't hear and don't
know it. Piano tuners are probably among the absolutely worst hearing
people in the world.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ron May</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net
href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joseph Garrett</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 13, 2006 2:22
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Hearing Exam - was OhOh</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=+0>"You mentioned being "of a certain age" (it's a big club)
and I'm wondering how your hearing is at that end of the piano. If you don't
have an ETD but do have hearing loss at higher frequencies, you may need to
bite the bullet and buy one. For what it's worth, I like Tunlab on my
PocketPC because it is more affordable than others, has everything I need,
and has a built in spectrum analyzer that REALLY helps you see what's going
on in those top octaves."</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>Why is it so darned hard to go to the Audiologist and get
your ears checked?!!! We all need to do that, at least, every other year. In
our case, once a year is more logical. Sheesh! (And guys are worse than the
ladies. Must be a "guy thing" or is it just plain ego getting in the way of
logic?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>Yeah, I'm back.<G> Been taking a sabbatical from
youse guys/gals. (I can take only so much, ya
know.<G>)</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>Regards,</DIV>
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<DIV>Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)</DIV>
<DIV>Captain, Tool Police</DIV>
<DIV>Squares R I</DIV>
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