▁ban jos , ▁and ▁later ▁mel ode ons ▁and ▁org ans , ▁at ▁a ▁store ▁on ▁Queen ▁Street . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁Williams ▁established ▁The ▁Canadian ▁Organ ▁& ▁P iano ▁Company ▁to ▁house ▁his ▁growing ▁piano - man ufact uring ▁business , ▁while ▁maintain ing ▁a ▁ret ail ▁store ▁on ▁Y on ge ▁Street . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁the ▁company ▁built ▁a ▁large ▁factory ▁on ▁Hay ter ▁Street . ▁By ▁this ▁time ▁the ▁company ▁employed ▁about ▁ 1 5 0 ▁instrument ▁build ers , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ten ▁trav elling ▁sales men , ▁and ▁had ▁opened ▁a ▁show room ▁in ▁London , ▁Ontario . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁Williams ' ▁son ▁Robert ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Organ ▁& ▁P iano ▁Company ; ▁it ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁O sh awa , ▁Ontario ▁( then ▁a ▁small ▁town ) ▁where ▁it ▁took ▁over ▁a ▁large ▁building ▁previously ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁Joseph ▁Hall ▁Works . ▁This ▁arm ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁renamed ▁The ▁R . ▁S . ▁Williams ▁P iano ▁Company ▁of ▁O sh awa . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁the ▁factory ▁building ▁was ▁dam aged ▁by ▁fire , ▁but ▁rep a ired . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁O sh awa ▁factory ▁was ▁am ended ▁again ▁to ▁R . ▁S . ▁Williams ▁& ▁S ons , ▁Ltd . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁the ▁company ▁don ated ▁a ▁large ▁collection ▁of ▁musical ▁instruments ▁to