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Purchasing

Meetinghouse Musical Instruments

International Meetinghouse
Musical Instrument Program
1) The Musical Instrument Selection
Committee (MISC) is chartered to review and
recommend meetinghouse instruments for
worldwide application. These are then
approved by headquarters Meetinghouse
Standard Plan Committee (MSPC).
2) Using instruments approved by the MSPC,
the area should develop an area meetinghouse
musical instruments list and guidelines to
define the application of instruments in new,
existing, and expanded meetinghouses.
Suggested quantities are found in
Meetinghouse Musical Instrument Quantities
(International Areas).
a) The area list and guidelines should be
developed by the Area Standard Plan
Committee and approved by the DTA.
b) As the area list and guidelines are
developed, areas should evaluate local
conditions that impact the use and security of
musical instruments.
i) The area may adjust instrument types using
the approved manufacturers to:
(1) Meet local needs and practices.
(2) Ensure that the instruments can be

adequately safeguarded.
ii) The area may not exceed the maximum
number of instruments indicated in
Meetinghouse Musical Instrument Quantities
(International Areas).
iii) For a meetinghouse addition project,
provide musical instruments as needed to be
equal to but not exceed the total number
furnished for the corresponding standard
meetinghouse of similar size and unit
occupancy.
3) Approved Manufacturers (as of 1 January
2012):
a) Electronic Organs: Allen LD-34; and
Johannus WM47-LDS.
i) Other Electronic Organs require MISC
review and headquarters approval as an
exception.
ii) New pipe organ purchases are not
authorized.
b) Acoustic Pianos:
i) Grand Pianos: Kawai RX-2
ii) Upright Pianos: Kawai UST-9
iii) Other Acoustic Pianos require MISC
review and headquarters approval as an
exception.
c) Digital Piano/Organ: Kawai CN43.
Placement of this instrument should be limited
to locations where security is not a problem,
and where there is a reliable electrical power
supply. The standard stain color for the console
is "Rosewood".
d) Full-size Keyboard: Kawai CL26. The
standard stain color for the console is

"Rosewood".
e) Small Keyboard: Yamaha PSR-E223.
4) Owners manuals for previous and currently
approved electronic organs and digital
piano/organs listed above can be found by
following this link.
5) For older organs that do not have recorded
hymns, Johannus manufactures a sequencer
that can be used with organs that have MIDI
capability. This gives the older organs the same
capability to play the recorded Church hymns
as new organs. Please see the following links:
Johannes MIDI Sequencer and Johannes MIDI
Sequencer Setup and Use.
6) Inquiries may be sent to Lawrence
Higginson at higginsonlg@ldschurch.org (801240-4989), or to your areas AEC Client First
Contact.
7) View specific information about each
product by clicking here.