[Trombone-l] New: Personal Blast Shield Needed

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I have a snare drum 5 feet away.  Sounds like a .357 Magnum.  I use ear plugs.  Have to be careful and not get them too tight, or you will only hear your instrument thru your skull.


beldon wade







-----Original Message-----
From: bonemstr at america.net
To: trombone-l at samford.edu
Sent: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 1:04 pm
Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] New: Personal Blast Shield Needed



Seeking input for protecting hearing.
 play in a big band where the lead trpt stands right behind me. The  
et up is per director's orders, so there's no moving around. The trpt  
s a nice guy and fine player. He is the only one who does not play  
ith a raised stand; rather, its completely down. He plays directly  
nto the back of my head and/or either ear and won't play over my  
ead. When I present the problem to him, he refuses to change or  
djust and says, 'that's just how I play.' I'm not sure if he has  
houlder 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/  
exan 'blast shield' to mount on the chair back and protect my ears  
nd head from direct attack.
Anyone have experience with this situation, this remedy or  
lternatives? Ear plaugs don't help the back of the head and don't  
llow for good pitch tuning w/others.
Thanks in advance for any input. First concert of the season coming up  
onday. Home Depot this weekend!!
Bob Devine
oswell/Atlanta, GA
n '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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eadorJames Grant's music is available at http://www.jamesgrantmusic.com/, James 
eador's music is available at   
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 ====================== James N. Meador, Bass Trombone Orquesta   
 Sinfónica de Yucatán 011-52-999-221-5845 cell jamesmeador at hotmail.com
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