Can an accumulation of dust damage an organ?
Dust can be more damaging than one can imagine. An organ chamber should be kept clean of dust and debris. Since cleaning an organ chamber requires professional expertise it must be performed by a qualified organ technician. Dust usually accumulates on the casing, the floors, walk boards and wind chests. Dust may settle in the wind ways of the pipes impairing the speech. To a large extent dust is the leading cause of ciphers. The final result would be the congregation listening to the organ that is out of tune, one that ciphers and fails mechanically.
