Pyro 88's was stripping question

[Greg Newell]

Julie,
Uuuum, have you gotten help for this? :-)

Greg Newell



At 12:20 AM 5/10/2006, you wrote:
>In a message dated 5/9/2006 6:57:12 PM Eastern 
>Standard Time, joegarrett at earthlink.net writes:
>What is it with you guys, here lately? Yer all 
>beginning to sound like psycho pyro maniacs!<G>
>
>Greeeetings!
>
>        Speaking of which....I have had this 
> great idea for a pyro fire works piano, for 
> some time,  which can be used on the infield of 
> a baseball stadium for a 4th of July 
> celebration!  I came up with it 4 years ago...
>
>           It has a clear fire proof 
> "windshield" or guard ,if you will,  the clear 
> fire proof plexiglass is about 6 feet high and 
> sits where the music desk would normally be...a 
> guy/gal in a flame suit has to play it. Its 
> made from a grand piano (you cant use an 
> upright, because the hammers wont throw the fireworks out through the top).
>
>            A methane gas fired pilot tube is 
> run from bass to treble with 88 valves in 88 
> flame orifaces (one in front of each hammer). 
> Its hammers are packed each with a different 
> chemical compound, making different colors for 
> different notes (sulfur for yellow on some 
> notes..etc). plus the potassium nitrates and 
> proper carbon and sulfurs ratios for the fire 
> works part...each hammer is drilled and packed with the stuff.
>
>           A little main valve on the side of 
> the piano is turned on to fire the pilots up 
> and through each small valve that is opened 
> when that note is struck ...........WHAAALAAAHH!
>A colored array of coodinated colors for 
>specific chords is shot up and out the top of 
>the piano as that baby is played!! ...I can just 
>seeee all the colors wildly spewwing and 
>exploding all over the place!  ROLL OVER CHRISTOFORE!
>
>
>Julie
>Reading, PA

Greg Newell
Greg's Piano Forté
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