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STILLNESS

One of the Nordic regions biggest power plants recently shut down to allow an expert to tune a grand piano. The piano was used for a concert in a huge underground hall near the 1120 megawatt Sima Power plant. The piano tuner has requested that the plant be shut down to give him time to tune the piano undisturbed by the hum of hydroelectric generators.

The concert hall is built into a rock cavern inside a mountain in the scenic Hardanger Fjord in western Norway. It is renowned for its acoustic properties, and is used for concerts once or twice a year. Senior Vice President at Norwegian Power Company, Statkraft, Tron Engelbrethensen says this is the first time they have had to shut down production to tune a piano. He adds, "When you put a big piano in there, you also need to tune it and that is very difficult if the machines are running."

The concert included classic music from composers Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky.

Production at the plant resumed after nine hours to allow for the tuning and concert.

—Reuters, Power Plant Shut—to Tune Piano, Friday, May 28,2004. Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Jim Sandell.

These days our lives are so busy that we need to take time to shut down so that we can enjoy the beauty of everything the Lord has done.

Psalm 46:10 (NIV) "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."