Local legend says that the organ was actually finished and shipped, but was lost at sea.
The contract was then given to Casavant Freres. The organ was upgraded in both 1958 and 1978. Changes included a new console, upperwork to the Great, mutations to the Choir, and minor shifting of other pipework. In keeping with the sentiment of the times, the Vox Humana was discarded. The demolition of one of the Dodge Brothers' mansions in Detroit provided Aeolian Harp and Chime stops which were installed on top of the swell box.