Disruptive effects on the lips of horn players seated too close to the timpani

Re:Disruptive effects on the lips of horn players seated too... by santoriv on Sunday January 08, 2023 @04:24AM (#34297476)

Hmmm i never noticed this. It’s a lot worse to sit in front of the trumpets tbh. At least from a hearing loss perspective.

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Re:Disruptive effects on the lips of horn players seated too... by jacquesm on Sunday January 08, 2023 @04:45AM (#34297611)

Eargasm...

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Re:Disruptive effects on the lips of horn players seated too... by jacquesm on Sunday January 08, 2023 @09:49AM (#34299525)

To expand a bit on that: it's a brand of musicians earplugs.

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Re:Disruptive effects on the lips of horn players seated too... by xo5vik on Sunday January 08, 2023 @06:57AM (#34298348)

In a semi-confined space too - eg an orchestra pit at the opera... Musician wins landmark ruling over ruined hearing (2018) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-43571144

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Re:Disruptive effects on the lips of horn players seated too... by cpfohl on Sunday January 08, 2023 @07:39AM (#34298599)

Yeah I was a tubist. Timpanis were arms length away, I have to assume that the effect is only for French Horn players…that tiny mouthpiece and the continuous tapering and the intense flare at the end…it’s also aimed a funny direction compared to the other brass instruments (a little to the side rather than up or straight ahead).

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