Pipe Organ Repair Completed

Mike Christian, our friendly neighborhood organ tuner from M.G. Christian Organ Company in Paynesville, Minnesota has finished the task that began at Christmas Eve worship 2010. A rebuild of transmitters, digital connections, air blower systems, diodes, chimes, and other “musical geek” technical/mechanical details was a necessity. The pipe organ task force also decided to add a transposer as the rebuild was happening. All of the work began in early January 2012 and was completed by February 10, 2012. From the outside, the organ looks no different than it did. To the listener, the sound will be the same as before. But for the organists, the organ is functioning again with the ability to pre-set sounds to make their musical tasks possible as they’re leading worship, playing for funerals, weddings, and concerts. The extra benefit of being able to use the transposer to switch easily into a different key can be used to make singing easier for soloists and for the congregation or to accompany other instruments.

A festive Sunday to celebrate the Zion pipe organ’s musical abilities is planned for April 22. We will “pull out all the stops” for 8:30 worship and possibly offer some organ music during the morning. In the afternoon, a concert featuring the Wright County Chamber Chorus and the wRight Ringers will include pieces that both groups will perform with the pipe organ.

Praise God with strings and pipe!

Psalm 150