Tuning a concert piano with humidity control

Conrad Hoffsommer hoffsoco@luther.edu
Tue, 08 Mar 2005 08:01:51 -0600


At 01:56 3/8/2005, you wrote:
>Hi Conrad,
>
>The location (and piano) you are speaking of is a canditate for a "howler".
>Acquire a rechargeable flashlight that has the emergency "on" feature, go
>to radio shack and acquire a buzzer. Replace the bulb with the buzzer.
>Install beneath the piano and plug the DC unit into the same long (20 foot)
>cord as the "howler".
>
>Now when the piano is unplugged it will buzz for 20 minutes or more, so
>whoever moves it will be motivated to plug it back in.


Somewhat annoying during a recital, however.

Conrad 


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