[Trombone-l] New: Personal Blast Shield Needed

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Seeking input for protecting hearing.
I play in a big band where the lead trpt stands right behind me. The  
set up is per director's orders, so there's no moving around. The trpt  
is a nice guy and fine player. He is the only one who does not play  
with a raised stand; rather, its completely down. He plays directly  
into the back of my head and/or either ear and won't play over my  
head. When I present the problem to him, he refuses to change or  
adjust and says, 'that's just how I play.' I'm not sure if he has  
shoulder problems and can't raise his arms high enough or what.

Instead of making a bigger issue, I've decied to build a clear plexi/  
Lexan 'blast shield' to mount on the chair back and protect my ears  
and head from direct attack.

Anyone have experience with this situation, this remedy or  
alternatives? Ear plaugs don't help the back of the head and don't  
allow for good pitch tuning w/others.

Thanks in advance for any input. First concert of the season coming up  
Monday. Home Depot this weekend!!

Bob Devine
Roswell/Atlanta, GA
An 'All Shires' family

Quoting james meador <jamesmeador at hotmail.com>:

>
>
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> Just wanted to let everyone know that today is the official release   
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> at Barnes and Noble. The CD is just fantastic, and Tim's playing is   
> absolutely incredible...as musical and solid as it gets. Everyone   
> I've played the disc for has to scrape their jaws up off the floor.   
> His Herculean low register impresses even string players!!! The disc  
>  includes Danish composer Chister Daniellson's Suite for Tuba and 4   
> Horns, two pieces by James Grant for solo tuba, Three Furies and   
> Stuff, two pieces by myself, Six-Pack and Reciprocity (with Jessica   
> Buzbee), Sandtrom's Song for Lotta, and an arrangement of an   
> Icelandic folk song by Christian Lindberg. To close the CD Tim has   
> included a track of bloopers from the recording sessions. The CD is   
> a must have!!!!Check out Amazon first, as it seems to be the only   
> one with artwork so far. Here is the   
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> others:http://www.target.com/Danielsson-Buzzed-Christer/dp/B001FA2W5Khttp://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7760706&style=classical&cart=776318470http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?ean=34061105428&ourl=buzzed&itm=11&rv=1Enjoy!!James MeadorJames Grant's music is available at http://www.jamesgrantmusic.com/, James Meador's music is available at   
> http://www.warwickmusic.com/composers/m+-+o/james+meador.
> ====================== James N. Meador, Bass Trombone Orquesta   
> Sinfónica de Yucatán 011-52-999-221-5845 cell jamesmeador at hotmail.com
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