[Trombone-l] New: Personal Blast Shield Needed

[Philip Brink]

I found the Wenger reference:

http://www.wengercorp.com/wgrprod.pgm?product=000000074&market=000000276

Hope this helps somebody - no one should go deaf making music!

Phil

On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 7:36 AM, Al MacDonald
<alvinmacdonald at earthlink.net>wrote:

> I have a pair of custom Westone earplugs - the kind where they make a
> mold of your ear canals.  The filters I selected were 9 db (15 db and
> 25 db are also available).  That's enough to take the edge off a
> trumpet in each ear, and I can still hear myself well enough.
>
> Of course, they aren't cheap.  I'm guessing $150, maybe more.  I got
> mine on a special group deal for $100 several years ago.
>
> Al MacDonald
> Denver, Colorado
>
> ban> Seeking input for protecting hearing.
> ban> I play in a big band where the lead trpt stands right behind me. The
> ban> set up is per director's orders, so there's no moving around. The trpt
> ban> is a nice guy and fine player. He is the only one who does not play
> ban> with a raised stand; rather, its completely down. He plays directly
> ban> into the back of my head and/or either ear and won't play over my
> ban> head. When I present the problem to him, he refuses to change or
> ban> adjust and says, 'that's just how I play.' I'm not sure if he has
> ban> shoulder problems and can't raise his arms high enough or what.
>
> ban> Instead of making a bigger issue, I've decied to build a clear plexi/
> ban> Lexan 'blast shield' to mount on the chair back and protect my ears
> ban> and head from direct attack.
>
> ban> Anyone have experience with this situation, this remedy or
> ban> alternatives? Ear plaugs don't help the back of the head and don't
> ban> allow for good pitch tuning w/others.
>
> ban> Thanks in advance for any input. First concert of the season coming up
> ban> Monday. Home Depot this weekend!!
>
> ban> Bob Devine
> ban> Roswell/Atlanta, GA
> ban> An 'All Shires' family
>
> ban> Quoting james meador <jamesmeador at hotmail.com>:
>
> >>
> >>
> >> Tim Buzbee's New CD "Buzzed" Official Release Today
> >> Just wanted to let everyone know that today is the official release
> >> date of Tim Buzbee's new CD "Buzzed". The CD is available online at
> >> several different places, including Barnes and Noble, Target,
> >> CDUniverse, and Amazon, and eventually the CD will be sold in store
> >> 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
> >> link:http://www.amazon.com/Buzzed-Timothy-Buzbee/dp/B001F7OX3MAnd a
> >> few
> >> 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<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%21%21James>
> >> 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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Philip Brink
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College of Music, Mahidol University
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