<div>I wear the 20DB ear plugs that Pianotek sells and find common annyances such as ceiling fans, buzzing ballasts in light fixtures and many other ambient noises(including the nasty overtones in many pianos) are diminished greatly. I also have the added advantage of know ing I'll still be able to enjoy the sound of a piano "naturally" and not need artificial help as I continue in my career. </div> <div>Michael Magness</div> <div>Magness Piano Service <br><br> </div> <div><span class="gmail_quote">On 8/3/07, <b class="gmail_sendername"><a href="mailto:piannaman@aol.com">piannaman@aol.com</a></b> <<a href="mailto:piannaman@aol.com">piannaman@aol.com</a>> wrote:</span> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <div>I'm kind of amazed that I've never been in this situation before, but I found myself there twice yesterday.<br><br>As I started tuning a brand new Kawai RX5 (6 1/2 foot grand), I noticed that A4, despite being strip muted, was beating rapidly.  I played several other notes and heard the same thing, and the beat speeds were all the same.  I finally looked overhead and saw a ceiling fan rotating rapidly (and quietly, I might add!).  I turned off the fan and they were gone.  This was the first piano I ever remember tuning that was directly under a fan.  The deflection of the sound waves off the fan blades was quite annoying and distracting. <br><br>Next time you tune a piano that has notes that are beating for no apparent reason, look overhead and you might find your answer.  <br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div style="CLEAR: both">Dave Stahl<br><br>Dave Stahl Piano Service<br>650-224-3560<br><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:dstahlpiano@sbcglobal.net" target="_blank">dstahlpiano@sbcglobal.net </a><br><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://dstahlpiano.net/" target="_blank">http://dstahlpiano.net/</a><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> </div> <div> <hr style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.aol.com/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000437" target="_blank"><b>AOL.com </b></a>.<br> </div></blockquote></div><br>