ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn hiː bɪkˌeɪm ˈɔːɹɡɐnˌɪst ʌv sˈɔːlsbɹi kɐθˈiːdɹəl wˌɛɹ hiː ˌoʊvɚsˈɔː ɐ stɹˈɪktli fˈeɪθfəl ɹˌɛstɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌvðə fˈeɪməs fˈɑːðɚ wˈɪlɪs ˈɔːɹɡən, ˈiːvən ɡˌoʊɪŋ tə sˈʌtʃ lˈɛŋθs æz tə ɹᵻfjˈuːz tʊ ɐlˈaʊ pˈɑːɹts ʌvðɪ ˈɪnstɹəmənt tə lˈiːv ðə kɐθˈiːdɹəl ɪn kˈeɪs ˌɛni ʌnˈɔːθɚɹˌaɪzd tˈoʊnəl ˌɔltɚɹˈeɪʃən wɜː mˌeɪd wɪðˌaʊt hɪz nˈɑːlɪdʒ wˌaɪl ɐlˈaʊɪŋ sˌʌm dɪskɹˈiːt ɐdˈɪʃənz ɪnðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl stˈaɪl ʌvðɪ ˈɔːɹɡən æz wˈɛl æz mˌɑːdɚnəzˈeɪʃən ʌvðɪ ˈɔːɹɡənz ˈækʃənz baɪ hˈɛnɹi wˈɪlɪs ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː, ðə ɡɹˈændsʌn ʌv fˈɑːðɚ wˈɪlɪs.
In 1916 he became organist of Salisbury Cathedral where he oversaw a strictly faithful restoration of the famous Father Willis organ, even going to such lengths as to refuse to allow parts of the instrument to leave the cathedral in case any unauthorised tonal alteration were made without his knowledge while allowing some discreet additions in the original style of the organ (as well as modernisation of the organ's actions) by Henry Willis III, the grandson of Father Willis.