Sometimes God Can Speak to us Through a Musical Instrument

The Day the Rafters Sang

Finding a Connection With God Through a Musical Instrument

By Rev. Paul J. Bern

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I have been blessed with being able to play a piano from a very young age, about 5 or so. For the last fourteen years I have played the keyboards in the same church, serving as a musician. The keyboard is an oldie-but-goody Yamaha YSR-290, a 73 key model, which is only one step away from a full size 88-key piano. But it’s a digital model so it’s very light compared to acoustic pianos, which can tip the scales at 500 pounds or more for a spinet or a console, and half again as much for a grand piano. About five years ago, an anonymous donor donated an ancient Hammond organ with its own Leslie amplifier, which consisted of a rotating woofer-type speaker and attached rotating horn. I don’t know the wattage rating for the amp, but it must be substantial because it can get pretty loud at full volume.

Identification of Its Model

At the time, it didn’t work properly. I would turn it on and it did have power, but it wouldn’t play, and no one knew why. So one Sunday morning after service I got…