The Holmes Organ Company of London, Ontario built the pipe organ in 1962. The organ builder who actually assembled the instrument on the site was Adrian Strybos of Sarnia, Ontario. One of Mr. Strybos' assistants on that project, William Hays, was the organ technician who regularly maintained the instrument for many years, and who restored it following the theft of over 400 of the pipes in the fall of 1994. The pipework was made in the Netherlands, and the cabinetry looks to be of German manufacture.

By 2015 the main chests were in need of releathering. The chests were of the cone-valve type, which is a type of stop-channel chest, and very unusual in this country. We decided that replacement with slider chests, which are note-channel chests, would give the organ a more reliable lifespan.

The manual chests were arranged in divided "W" layout, with the tall pipes on the ends, and the trebles in the middle. This layout allowed us to re-use the toeboards and rackboards, which saved considerable time and expense. We were able to design the slider motor connections under the center space, and connect those motors to the C and C# sliders on both sides. We made new chest grids with new sliders, pallets and electric pulldowns.

We also replaced the electro-pneumatic swell shade operator with a unit from Organ Supply Industries.

We spent some time doing some tonal finishing to give the various stops better balance, and retuned the organ upon completion of the project.

In May of 2016 Dr. Dave Wagner played a re-dedication recital, which included pieces by Buxtehude, Sweelinck, Bach, Vaughan-Williams and Widor.

David K. Wigton