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Band Organs in the Cold
By Bob Conant 

In Digest 980530 Dave Clark wrote:

> Other then problems with tuning, is there any reason why a band organ
> can't play in the cold (let's say 20 degrees F)?  Has anyone done this?

Dave,  20 degrees F is pretty cold.  I don't fire mine up if it is less
than 50 degrees.  That is an arbitrary figure but I am worried mostly
about the pump and feeders which must flex in the cold weather.  I am
concerned about reducing the life of them by trying to flex them when
cold.

Bob Conant
Endicott, NY

(Message sent Mon 1 Jun 1998, 13:29:39 GMT, from time zone GMT-0400.)

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