The Paisley Abbey organ owes its pedigree to the renowned French organ builder, Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, who built a two manual and pedal instrument in the nave in 1872. In 1928 the organ was moved and enlarged whilst retaining all of the Cavaillé-Coll pipework. In 1968 the organ was again rebuilt under the supervision of Ralph Downes, recognised as one of the greatest British organ architects of the 20th century.