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Nichols & Simpson, Inc., Organbuilders, Little Rock, Arkansas
Moorings Presbyterian Church, Naples, Florida
The new Nichols & Simpson organ for Moorings Presbyterian Church is the first pipe organ that this congregation has ever used in worship. The generosity of the Sterritte family made this long-held dream a possibility. The main organ and façade houses 49 stops and 63 ranks. The Solo division, which will be housed behind a smaller façade, will be completed at a future date and will comprise five stops and five ranks. The case pipes in the large towers are made of flamed copper; the remainder of the case pipes are made of polished zinc. The case was designed by Frank Friemel and executed by QLF Custom Pipe Organ Components, LLC. The organ was used in worship for the first time on August 10, 2008.
—C. Joseph Nichols

3 manuals, 49 stops, 63 ranks

GREAT
16′ Double Diapason
8′ Open Diapason
8′ Second Open Diapason (ext 16′)
8′ Flute Harmonique
8′ Bourdon
8′ Violone
4′ Octave
4′ Nachthorn
22⁄3′ Twelfth
2′ Super Octave
13⁄5′ Seventeenth
IV–V Fourniture
16′ Bombarde (ext 8′ Tpt Harm)
8′ Trompette Harmonique
Chimes*
Cymbelstern

SWELL
16′ Lieblich Gedeckt
8′ Open Diapason
8′ Chimney Flute
8′ Salicional
8′ Voix Celeste
8′ Lieblich Gedeckt (ext 16′ Lieb Ged)
8′ Flauto Dolce
8′ Flauto Dolce Celeste
4′ Principal
4′ Flute Octaviante
22⁄3′ Nasard
2′ Octavin
13⁄5′ Tierce
II Grave Mixture
III Sharp Mixture
16′ Double Trumpet
8′ Trompette Harmonique
8′ Trumpet (ext 16′ Dbl Trumpet)
8′ Hautbois
8′ Vox Humana
4′ Clarion
Tremolo

CHOIR
16′ Contra Viola (ext 8′ Viola) (1–12*)
8′ Geigen Diapason
8′ Viola
8′ Viola Celeste (1–12*)
8′ Gedeckt
8′ Erzahler
8′ Erzahler Celeste (1–12*)
4′ Principal
4′ Zauberflote
2′ Flautino
IV–V Mixture
16′ Bass Clarinet (ext 8′ Clar) (1–12*)
8′ Trompette
8′ Clarinet
Harp*
Celesta*
Tremolo

SOLO
8′ Gross Flute (preparation)
8′ Gamba (preparation)
8′ Gamba Celeste (preparation)
4′ Gross Flute (preparation)
8′ French Horn (preparation)
8′ English Horn (preparation)
Tremolo
16′ Tuba TC (preparation)
8′ Tuba (preparation)
8′ Tromba (Pedal)

PEDAL
32′ Contra Violone*
32′ Contra Bourdon*
16′ Open Wood
16′ Double Diapason (Great)
16′ Subbass
16′ Contra Viola (Choir)
16′ Lieblich Gedeckt (Swell)
8′ Gross Flute (Solo preparation)
8′ Octave
8′ Bourdon (ext 16′ Subbass)
8′ Viola (Choir)
8′ Chimney Flute (Swell)
4′ Super Octave
4′ Gross Flute (Solo preparation)
IV Mixture
32′ Ophicleide*
16′ Trombone
16′ Bombarde (Great)
16′ Double Trumpet (Swell)
8′ Tuba (Solo)
8′ Tromba (ext 16′ Trombone)
8′ Trumpet (Swell)
4′ Tromba Clairon (ext 16′ Trombone)
4′ Clarinet (Choir)
Chimes*

*digital

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