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Wed April Lord of the instruments irp air Ranks upon ranks of gleaming pipes gently sloped in their order of the sound value Majestic consoles with ivory stop knobs glowing ivory keys and careful craftsmanship in every construction feature of the control centre of the mas sive pipe organ Hie pipe organ has been for centuries one of the most influential instruments in music Prom the days of Nero and the pipe organ to mighty that once pro vided sounds to compliment silent films of the early tur pipe organs have shared history with greats of the musical world The pipe organ has earned an honored spot in musical tradition and thanks to the efforts of pipe organ such as Keates Organ Company of Acton the instrument is enjoying a comeback Many realize the sound of a pipe or cannot be faithfully reproduced The Frederick Street plant operated by Keates many local craftsman each with specific skills to add to the finished product Woodworking is one of the main activities as the console housing the keyboards windchests swell cases that house the pipes and bass pipes for that unique bass resonance are manufactured here in Halton Hills Manufacture of the organ takes about four months before the instrument is assembled and tested Installation along with the final voicing and tuning in the permanent location takes another month Because of the lack of North American suppliers in the pipe organ field Keates along with other North American or producers are forced to import many of the components such as metal pipes keyboards blowers stop knobs and con trols and the leather used in the wind reservoir to maintain constant wind pressure from European sources where pipe organs first originated hundreds of years ago It takes one pipe to produce one note Additional voices of the organ are made possible by further sets or ranks of pipes Many organs have pipes numbering into the thousands to produce the full range of musical excellence Many of the operations in manufacturing the organ are done by hand Building and finishing the console windchests and supply chambers and tuning pipes for the proper tonal qualities are done by hand and ear with painstaking to make an instrument that will provide years of service Many European Organs predate Bach and with careful attention have withstood the test of time Keates Organ Company has been located in Acton since and been honored with many world famous installations such as the design and building of a five manual console used with an organ on a record album by Virgil Fox Notes on the record album compliment the Canadian company for their fine design and craftsmanship in building the monstrous key boards Knox Presbyterian Church in Georgetown is one of the local churches to have an organ built by Keates Organ technology has come along way from where wind pressure was supplied by bellows pumped by maker Mac at work hand and wind pressure steadied by tanks of water Transistorized switching low air pressure and electrical blowers have added greatly to the art of the organ With few organ builders in existence Keates is proud to be able to have several apprentices at their Halton Hills plant learning the art of the organ its manufacture and the methods of pro ducing the most majestic of all Instruments And for 500 you too can have a majestic pipe organ at Knox Presbyterian Church Georgetown Ken works on the hand made 16 foot Bourdon pipes