Re: Building a phone ringer control for theatrical use

Tuner wrote:
> Hmm.  Good read.  I'm starting to think this is a bad idea
> altogether.  The particular show has 6 phones on stage at once and
> all need to ring independently of each other.  I think the production
> staff was counting on the ringing of the individual phones to help
> cue the (amateur) actors.  I think it would be much safer to play the
> ring from the sound booth and make the actors be big boys and learn
> their lines and cues w/o mechanical help. :-)
>
> Thx,
>
> Tuner
>

point out the safety factor. to prevent tripping all the wires have to be
taped down.... then what about set changes?

you could rig one phone or ringer backstage and use it for all sound cues.