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Baby is coming next door - what am I to do?

Author: ElizabethMH
Date: 2023-01-19 20:07

Hello all,

My neighbours are having a baby next month (congrats to them), but as we live in a terraced house all sound goes through the walls. I generally practice at 4pm for an hour and a half. Last thing I want to do is wake up a napping baby, nor do I want to inflict more misery on these guys (I've been having a hard time with my clarinets -squeaking and not making even high G. I'm not sure why at the moment. I think I know the problem on one of my clarinets but that's a different thread).

The thing is the soon to be dad is an excellent amateur pianist. I mean this guy is so good that I sometimes have to ask myself -is that a CD or is he playing? Makes me feel like a worm, lol.

I've seen the recent threads on sax boxes. I need one of those noise minimisers for the clarinet.

My alternative is lug one of my clarinets to my office - I work next to a college that has sound proof practice rooms. Not sure if the college will let me book one although my organisation is someone connected to that college.

Oh, and I was going to upgrade to an intermediate/professional instrument and now I don't know how I can justify it if I can't practice until baby is older.

Elizabeth

Post Edited (2023-01-19 20:11)

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