Acoustilog, Incorporated: N.Y. Times, "Turn Down the Volume"

This N.Y. Times article describes the difficulties experienced by residents dealing with noise problems.

Some examples:

The DEP came, but there was no noise at the time, or the noise did not properly register on their equipment [see Problems with DEP Meters].

People record the sound, but their personal recordings are inadmissable. [Our calibrated recordings have been upheld in court. See Acoustilog Calibrated Recordings]

They try earplugs, but they are ineffective at the low frequencies that cause the disturbance.

The article also describes the health effects associated with noise. A small excerpt is presented below, along with a link to the full article on the N.Y. Times site.

Turn Down the Volume

By N.R. KLEINFELD
Published: November 14, 1993

Excerpt:

Alan Fierstein, an acoustical consultant who heads a company called Acoustilog, figures that fewer than 10 percent of buildings in the city have adequate insulation and windows to muffle sound properly. In his work, he gets it all. He has helped a client erect a soundproof room for her parrot. He has searched for days to locate "buzzing" noises or "gurgling" noises, only to realize that a client must have tinnitus -- ringing in the ears -- and needs a doctor.

He gets piano problems. "People do what is the worst possible thing," he said. "They put pillows or carpets under the piano. They end up playing louder to account for the fact that the piano sounds softer to them." Instead, they should insulate the floor, put the piano on a raised platform or, best of all, put a brick on the soft pedal.

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