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Pipe Organs and Weather Change

Wasn’t that weather during the month of December 2001 bizarre? Bitter cold one day then balmy the next. The weather plays a huge part in the maintenance and tuning of a pipe organ. For those of you who have a contract for tuning and maintenance of your pipe organ, you are familiar with the request …

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The Art of Scheduling Maintenance

When scheduling a tuning and maintenance visit, it sometimes takes a while for it to occur; so, we thought we would enlighten you with an explanation of the process of scheduling your tuning and maintenance service visit. Michael Quimby has always taken pride in maintaining a reasonable price for the cost of tuning and maintaining …

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Quimby Pipe Organs

Ceiling Fan or Tremolo?

Have you ever stood in front of a fan and talked into it while it was running? It makes a vibrating sound. That same sound is what you will hear when ceiling fans are placed near the pipes in a pipe organ. In many sanctuaries, ceiling fans are utilized in both winter and summer months …

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A Successful Seasonal Tuning Visit

We would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of our clients, for their continued assistance during the tuning season. There are several things that helped us make this past tuning season a success. I have outlined some of those things below: *  Prior Notice of the Dates of Special Events/Programs: …

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