In a special treat for and by a group of Manawatū organists the pipe organ of Levin's St Mary's Anglican Church sounded again, however briefly and possibly for the last time, on Saturday afternoon.
The group had gained special permission to enter the building, closed because of earthquake risk, and got a chance to play its pipe organ in turns.
Given the fact that it hadn't been used for a while, the general consensus was that it still sounded pretty good.
Organists not only played the organ, they also marched upstairs into the organ loft several times and examined the state of the organ's pipes.
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