Musicians build up barricades – noise protection in the orchestra pit
In order to minimise the health risk for orchestral musicians, noise protection walls made out of Plexiglass are being tested.
Plexiglass Protection
To minimise the health risk for orchestral musicians, the academy of music in Detmold / Germany is testing noise protection walls made out of Plexiglass. In contrast to workers in road construction and industry, the musicians can not wear head phones or ear plugs to protect their ears. The noise level however often exceeds the maximum tolerable limit of 120 decibel – which is louder than an pneumatic hammer or disco music.
Read the complete article here (in German):
https://www.scribd.com/doc/95137022/PDF-Orchestermusiker-schutzen-sich-n-tv
