Saturday, May 18, 2019

Finally Having A Pipe Organ Repair

By Kevin Scott


Count Dracula is known to be one of the classic monsters ever known by human kind. He is the lord of all living vampires. Everyone knows what vampires do and that is the need to feed on human blood. That is what they basically do as their job. Now for Count Dracula though, when he has enough of it, he has another hobby. That hobby is playing a musical instrument. But one night, he could not play it and decided to call the handyman to know more on pipe organ repair North Carolina.

This instrument is an old instrument found usually at ancient churches. The basilica of Valere in Sion, Switzerland has the oldest functioning and still playable organ in the world. Now unlike the pianos and modernized keyboards, they have more than one set of keys in different layers. You would have to be an expert to play this kind or even an alien with many arms.

Now the count is not very familiar with the services. So he humbles down and tries to hold off his instincts and called a handyman to come over so that he would have an idea what needed to be fixed. After his call, this service person arrives with a positive vibe, not even realizing that he is facing a monster, and does his job.

He starts off by cleaning the instrument from bottom to top. He drops to the floor and cleans the pedals, then the keyboard then all of the insides. He had to use a lot of rags to clean because of all the dust that were accumulated for how many years. Not just dust though, cob webs even but he did not kill the spiders, he just transferred them somewhere else.

Aside from the dust, he also mentions that pipes need of replacing. He slowly explains that as the years have gone by, pipes especially those that are made with tin and alloy are very delicate and an oxide layer may have stiffened them up. Being over a hundred years old in the mansion without maintenance could be another problem.

He found some of keyboard pieces also not producing any sound anymore and needs replacing, too. This is probably due to the constant use of playing. The mechanisms must have dislocated itself from being used too much. Just like a regular piano, a key is connected to hammer like device that hits a string to produce the sound except this produces wind.

Before the count could say anything, the handyman also tells him that the foot pedals are defected as well. These pedals are used to change the sound in different ways making a harmonious melody. To add information, he mentions they all have specific functions and have names.

Lastly, the handyman then pulled up his pants higher, stretched and began to move that instrument. The vampire stopped him and asked why. With a professional explanation, relocating the instrument could improve the quality. This was the fifth usual to the restoration process.

He wiped his sweat and smiled at the count, asking him to play. Still trying to hold back the instincts, he pushed his cape back and sat down. He cracked his fingers and gently placed them on top of the keys. He took a deep breath and then finally hears the soothing music again. Dracula was happy and when he turned around to thank the handyman, that person vanished into thin air.




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