Thanks, Don! What a great idea, and I think I'll put one together this weekend to try it out. On a grand system with 2 dehumidifier rods, you could even plug the howler into the gang plug's third outlet. Bet that'd really get their attention, and it would be much harder to ignore since it would follow the piano.... Annie > -----Original Message----- > From: Don [mailto:pianotuna at yahoo.com] > Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 12:39 PM > To: annie at allthingspiano.com; College and University Technicians > Subject: Howler > > > Hi Annie, > > Take a rechargeable flashlight--one that is designed > to come on when the power fails. Remove the bulb and > put in a buzzer. Plug the DC system into a cord with > three outlets and plug the "howler" into one of the > other outlets. When the piano is unplugged it will > "wail" for about 20 minutes. > > At 05:11 PM 2/9/2007 -0600, you wrote: > >A "howler"? What is this howler of which you speak, > Don? Sounds like Just > >The Thing for any school installation! > > Regards, > Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. > Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat > > mailto:pianotuna at yahoo.com http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ > > 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 > 306-539-0716 or 1-888-29t-uner > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > __________________ > The fish are biting. > Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. > http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php >
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