Cathedral of St. Augustine

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Year Built: 2002
Manuals: 3
Stops: 34
Ranks: 42
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Swell Organ (Expressive)

16′ Lieblich
8′ Diapason
8′ Chimney Flute
8′ Viole de Gambe
8′ Voix Céleste CC
4′ Principal
4′ Flûte Octaviante
2 2/3′ Nasard
2′ Octavin
1 3/5′ Tierce
V Plein Jeu
16′ Double Trumpet
8′ Trompette
8′ Hautbois
8′ Vox Humana
4′ Clarion
Tremolo
Swell to Swell 16′
Swell Unison Off
Swell to Swell 4′

Great Organ

16′ Violone
8′ Principal
8′ Flûte Harmonique
8′ Violoncelle
8′ Bourdon
4′ Octave
4′ Nachthorn †
2 2/3′ Twelfth †
2′ Fifteenth
1 3/5′ Seventeenth †
V Fourniture
8′ Trompette Harmonique †
8′ Tuba (CH) †
8′ Bombarde (CH)
Tremolo
Chimes*
Great Unison Off

Choir Organ (Expressive)

16′ Double Dulciana*
8′ Geigen
8′ Geigen Celeste*
8′ Bourdon
8′ Gemshorn
8′ Gemshorn Celeste (1-12*)
4′ Principal
4′ Zauberflöte
2′ Octave
V Petite Fourniture †
8′ Petite Trompette †
8′ Clarinet
Tremolo
Cymbelstern
Choir to Choir 16′
Choir Unison Off
Choir to Choir 4′
16′ Contra Bombarde
8′ Tuba †
8′ Bombarde
4′ Bombarde Clairon

Pedal Organ

32′ Violonebasse*
32′ Bourdon*
16′ Open Wood
16′ Violone (GT)
16′ Subbass
16′ Lieblich (SW)
8′ Gross Octave
8′ Octave
8′ Bourdon
8′ Violoncelle (GT)
8′ Chimney Flute (SW)
4′ Gross Flute
4′ Choral Bass
V Mixture †
32′ Ophicleide*
16′ Contre Bombarde (CH)
16′ Double Trumpet (SW)
8′ Tuba (CH) †
8′ Bombarde (CH)
8′ Trumpet (SW)
4′ Bombarde Clairon (CH)
4′ Clarion (SW)
Chimes *

Reversibles

Great to Pedal (with toe piston)
Swell to Pedal (with toe piston)
Choir to Pedal (with toe piston)
Swell to Great (with toe piston)
Choir to Great (with toe piston)
Swell to Choir
Great to Choir
Cymbelstern (with toe piston)
Tutti I (with toe piston)
Tutti II (with toe piston)
32′ Violonebasse (toe piston)
32′ Bourdon (toe piston)
32′ Ophicleide (toe piston)

Couplers

Great to Pedal 8′
Swell to Pedal 8′ 4′
Choir to Pedal 8′ 4′
Swell to Great 16′ 8′ 4′
Choir to Great 16′ 8′ 4′
Choir to Swell 8′
Swell to Choir 16′ 8′ 4′
Great to Choir 8′

Pistons

12 General (with toe pistons)
6 Swell
6 Great
5 Choir
5 Pedal (with toe piston)
* digital voices
† prepared for later addition

The Nichols & Simpson organ in the Cathedral of St. Augustine replaces a Casavant instrument built in 1951. The console is constructed of hand selected white oak and incorporates design elements in the woodwork of the organ cases of 1951. These original cases were retained and modified for the new organ, then meticulously restored by a group of St. Augustine parishioners under the supervision of Nichols & Simpson personnel.

Those who contributed to the realization of the organ include:

C. Joseph Nichols
(engineering, installation, tonal finishing)

Wayne E. Simpson III
(design, voicing, tonal finishing)

Duane Vanderpluym
(design, voicing, tonal finishing)

Jorge A. Osorio
(console, construction, installation)

Timothy M. Bovard
(construction, installation)

David C. Scribner
(construction, installation)

Joshua Peden
(voicing assistant)

Phil Poff
(voicing assistant)

Bryan K. Gray
(computer-aided drawing and design)

A. R. Schopp’s Sons
(pipework)