Ever found yourself coming face to face with a pipe organ, after playing on nothing but electronic organs? It can all be very confusing and a bit scary. Lawrence Phelps (1923-1999) does a good job of introducing the pipe organ. He was known for his insightful articles about organ building. He was a great pioneer in organ building. I met him twice, once in Erie, Pennsylvania when I paid a visit to Lawrence Phelps and Associates, his company that actively built organs from 1973 through 1981. The second time was several years later when I visited the Allen Organ Company in Macungie, Pennsylvania, where he was working as a consultant. He explained, in great detail, his work in developing electronic organs that would mimic pipe organs. He was married to British concert organist Dame Gillian Weir.