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I was let in by the Facilities Maintenance and Security team when I turned the knob on their office door at the rear of the tabernacle. This is my new favorite organ, at least my favorite that I have had significant time with.

I'll start where I started my day: at the Ogden Tabernacle. USU's concert hall is under renovation, and most of the organ has been removed to prevent damage, even though the organ was just restored in 2012! The University of Utah's concert hall was not under renovation, it was just locked. I also tried to play the organs at Utah State University's Kent Concert Hall, and at the University of Utah's Libby Gardner Concert Hall, but was unable to do so. Bear with me, this post is going to be long! This week I had the chance to take a day trip to Ogden and Logan to play the organs in the LDS tabernacles in those cities.

You can even use this time to practice! That way as the pipework detunes, it will be tuned back to its proper pitch when at the correct temperature, at least for the duration of the meeting. Come in 30-60 minutes early to start the thermostat before the meetings start. Since this will not maintain a constant temperature in the building always, try and make sure that the room is the same temperature (or close to it) when the organ will be played. Many LDS buildings have thermostats that shut off automatically after three hours. This is easy in a home, but can be more difficult in a church building.

Try to maintain a consistent temperature in the room year-round.

This is so easy, yet so many people forget it! Many modern organs default to opening the swell shades automatically upon turning off the instrument, but you should open the shades just to be safe.

ALWAYS and I mean ALWAYS leave the swell box(es) open when you shut the organ off!!! This causes the organ to maintain constant tuning between divisions that are enclosed(such as the Swell) and divisions that are unenclosed (such as the Great), and allows them to be used together, even if the organ as a whole is no longer tuned to A-440.

Here are some tips on keeping your organ in tune: Neither of these organs had anything broken on them, but an organ being out of tune significantly limits its usability. The point is, if you or your congregation has or decides to obtain a pipe organ, PLEASE take good care of it! I know that maintenance is expensive, but it is worth the trouble! A well-maintained pipe organ can bless the lives of people for generations, but if you let it dwindle into disrepair, it will become a nuisance, and in many cases, you will lose a treasure of an instrument.