Date:         Wed, 30 Nov 2005 21:41:00 -0500
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Stinking trumpet players?

phillip holmes wrote:

> And (sorry to get off topic):
> But while such plugs are catching on among rock musicians (some of 
> whom know not to perform without their plugs), they will never be 
> necessary among viol consorts or clavichordists. Not all old 
> instruments are safe to the ears, of course: bagpipes are as loud as 
> freight trains, and a large double French harpsichord played in a 
> small, live room has enough intensity in the upper partials to cause 
> tinnitus if you practice day in and day out. Organs can do the same. 
> Still, in general, early music players and listeners have little to 
> fear from their focus on music and instruments from the quieter past.
> http://www.bsherman.org/hearingloss.htm
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> Now, the worst has to be "rockers".  But, I know many jazz trombone 
> players who have pretty bad hearing because of the stinking trumpet 
> players (the traditional setup is trumpets on top row standing, 
> trombones on next row, standing and the saxes seated).  A good friend 
> who played in the "one o'clock lab band" at the University of North 
> Texas has tinnitus.
> Phillip
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lani Spahr" <[log in to unmask]>
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>>> that most players have hearing damage.
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>> I'd like to see the data, actually. It's louder to the listener than
>> the player. The sound comes out the chanter and shoots straight out,
>> not up to the player. But you're right, it'll take the paint off the
>> wall at 200 yards. They didn't call the Highland regiments "The Ladies
>> from Hell" for nothing. :-)
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Lani Spahr (Mr)
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