Les and I are spending about two weeks restoring the two manuals (keyboards) and pedalboard for the pipe organ at St. Paul's Basilica, Toronto. It is the oldest instrument I've worked on, built in 1898 by R.S. Williams & Sons. It was restored in 1977 by Gabriel Kney. Les was working for Kney at that time, so he has a long history with the organ.

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