It sounds and
plays like an acoustic piano.
The need and future plans for the CVP69 were made known to the congregation during an April 27th dedication Sunday. The 95th anniversary service was a celebration of the church's various new acquisitions, and a time for the title of Pastor Emeritus to be bestowed upon retired Reverend Vernon E. Jaberg. The sounds of the CVP69 were heard during the dedication song "The Lord's Prayer", played by Reichel.
"We've been very happy with the Clavinova. It sounds and plays like an acoustic piano," said Reichel. "I also like the disk feature. I'm the main organist, and one of my substitutes lives out of town, so it's nice to know that in case I am absent from church some day, the service will still be accompanied by the songs I've put on disk."
Reichel added that the
congregation likes the Clavinova sound, and that her present pastor has some grand plans
for taking advantage of its many voices. "We're looking at having a more contemporary
service," she explained, "and now we'll be able to use the guitar and drum
sounds."John LaBouve, owner of Goodell Music where the CVP69 was purchased, said that this is one of the attractions for many churches.
"The Clavinova fills the need for the growing number of liturgies moving towards updating their music from the traditional pipe organ sound to strings or flute---something an acoustic piano can't do," he said. LaBouve noted another advantage of the Clavinova is that it stays in tune during the dramatic weather fluctuations of Wisconsin. Churches can freely turn up the thermostat on frigid Sundays, and keep temperatures low during the week without compromising the environment for the Clavinova.