Every time I play my Mollenhauer soprano in pear wood, my Apple Watch pops up an alert saying the noise level is above 90dB.
I don’t think I’m over blowing the recorder because I am playing with the iStroboSoft tuning app.
This never happens when I play the bass, tenor, or alto recorders. Suffice it to say that the soprano will probably never be my favorite recorder, lol.
I have taken to practicing the thing with 20dB cut plugs from Etymotic.
I have a bit of tinnitus in my left ear from being blasted for hours at a political rally. My right ear got better, my left has not. I was wearing the Etymotics at the rally but they were not enough.
I have a Bernolin 415 soprano recorder being shipped to me to see if practicing a lower pitched soprano is more pleasant.
Any thoughts?