A leash and a muzzle?
It's all over now, baby blue. Or is it not?
My son is 5 months and soon to be a toddler/stumbler/walker/grabber. I have q wall of CDs and LPs, as well as a Salamander cabinet full of pricey stuff that I would like to keep out of his reach. I am wondering if any of you have experience with child proofing your gear. I am especially curious about options to get the CDs off the wall - filing only the discs in space saving/child proof organizers and if so which are decent enough to protect my precious plastic? Or should I bite the bullet and digitize? i currently have vinyl in Boltz shelving which feels heavy enough to be OK with the baby but again, input is appreciated.
Cheers
Karim
Cheers
Karim
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Growing up in the 60's/70's I had three brothers and a sister. My mom and dad were always into music and we had several tube stereos and a large console set with the turntable, radio and speakers built into a beautiful furniture cabinet with tweed grill cloth covering the speakers. You could see the orange glow from the tubes in the dark and a warm comforting sound. Every Sunday after church while Mom was making dinner Dad would be spinning Big Band~(Dorsey, Miller, Cugat, Kaye, Lombardo, Cunniff, Sinatra, Como, Basie, Ellington, 101 Strings.) We never messed with the stereos. We knew it was something important and should be respected. Neither my Mom or Dad told us to "like" music. They did,~ and we got use to it as a normal part of family life. (There were only three TV channels back then!)... When we wanted to listen Mom or Dad would put on the record and push play. When we each were old enough my parents bought us boys our own record player and my sister got one for her a her girlfriends to listen to. (Bobby Sherman, Hermans Hermits, Monkees, Dave Clark Five.) The boys listened to Rascals, Turtles, Yardbirds, Beatles, Stones, Hendrix. Don't make a big deal out of it and let the child know that the stereo system is one of your toys and that you want him/her to enjoy and respect it for it gives you a lot of pleasure. Set boundaries and you will be fine. Hopefully you will share this passion/hobby with them for many years to come. I am really missing my DAD right about now....... |
All my gear was along one short wall of a family room with the speakers a few feet in front of the wall. I set up a fence with a gate across the entire wall in front of the speakers -- all the off-limits equipment was behind the fence and out of reach. We could listen to music and I never had to worry if my child (or, more importantly, friends while on a play date) was/were about to hurt themselves or the equipment. The fence and gate came down eventually. I found the fence/gate at a baby-proofing site. The product was originally intended as a fireplace gate. Here's an example: http://www.onestepahead.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=538171&parentCategoryId=85183&categoryId=85217. I guess there isn't a market for "audiophile gates." Congrats on the family. You'll be amazed how much kids love music if you can find some way to have both in the same room. |
I have a two year old and we listen to music all the time, it's what we do together. Getting out of the hobby is a terrible idea unless all you listen to is death metal. Here's what I did: -Digitize all my CD's -Move my record collection into a spare bed room that I lock -Move all of my expensive equipment up higher on the rack. -Be very clear with the baby that she is not to touch the stereo stuff, they are smarter than you think -All speaker grills on Enjoy, audio is an awesome experience to share with your daughter. |
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