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 …
Did you know, apart from water and mice, that dust is the pipe organ’s most insidious and damaging foe? Several churches have called this year to report ciphers, squawks, honks, and various other problems that seemed to appear out of nowhere. Investigation revealed that the organs were left uncovered as unwitting contractors worked overhead repairing …
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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 …
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 …
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: …