National Pipe Organ Register (NPOR) Entry
This organ currently needs fairly substantial restoration, and 100% OF THE PROCEEDS from the St Nicholas organ software will be given directly to the organ restoration fund.
A portion of the proceeds from the sale of each copy of the base software will additionally be donated to the St Nicholas organ restoration fund.
Current console
Current console
Organ casework
Current console
Current console
Current console
Current console
The base software must be installed and configured on your computer before installing this organ plug in.
Windows 10 x64
i5 4th Generation Processor (or AMD equivalent)
16Gb RAM
128Gb Hard Drive (Ideally a solid state disk SSD)
Dedicated sound card (eg SoundBlasterZ) or USB external sound card
This organ was originally built by Norman and Beard in 1913 and replaced a smaller specification 3 manual Brindley and Foster organ, which was relocated to Crossway Congregational Church, Surrey Newington.
Much of the existing Norman and Beard pipework has been retained but has been revoiced by JW Walker in 1968, during which a new console was added and the mechanism was changed to electric action.
Currently the blower manifolds and electric action require considerable work, as well as a modernization of the console internals, all of which is being undertaken by David Wells Organ builders of Liverpool.
A number of distinguished soloists have given recitals at St. Nicholas’ including Ian Tracey (principal organist for the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral), Richard Lea (former organist at the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral – now at Buckfast Abbey), David Poulter (former organist of Liverpool Anglican Cathedral) and Stephen Hargreaves (former organist at St. Nicholas’ Church, Blundellsands).
This organ is used fully by the church and a very integral part of every service. A high standard of music has always been the reputation of St Nicholas. The current work should ensure that the organ survives in good order for many decades of service and future generations to enjoy.
Due to the manifold leaks and escaping wind, it was particularly challenging to sample this organ. We hope to return to re-sample it when sufficient restoration work has been carried out so we are able to sample closer to the pipe ranks and obtain a far more accurate result.
24 Bit Stereo and 5.1 surround sound (Studio Quality). Ranks recorded 2017/2018
Tuning 435Hz
| Stop ID | Rank | Stop Name |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | 8' | TROMBA 8' |
| 25 | 3 Ranks | MiXTURE III |
| 26 | 2' | FIFTEENTH 2' |
| 27 | 2 2/3' | TWELFTH 2 ²/3' |
| 28 | 4' | HARMONIC FLUTE 4' |
| 29 | 4' | OCTAVE 4' |
| 30 | 4' | WALD FLUTE 8' |
| 31 | 8' | OPEN DIAPASON 8' |
| 32 | 16' | BOURDON 16' |
| Stop ID | Rank | Stop Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4' | CLARION 4' |
| 2 | 8' | OBOE 8' |
| 3 | 8' | HORN 8' |
| 4 | 16' | DOUBLE TRUMPET 16' |
| 5 | 3 Ranks | MIXTURE III |
| 7 | 2' | FLAGEOLET 2' |
| 6 | 1 1/3' | LARIGOT 1 1/3' |
| 8 | 4' | GEIGEN PRINCIPAL 4' |
| 9 | 8' | STOPPED DIAPASON 8' |
| 10 | 8' | VOIX CELESTE 8' |
| 11 | 8' | VIOL D'ORCHESTRE 8' |
| 12 | 8' | GEIGEN DIAPASON 8' |
| Stop ID | Rank | Stop Name |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | 8' | TROMBA 8' |
| 45 | 4' | CLARINET 8' |
| 46 | 2 Ranks | CHOIR -QUARTAINE II |
| 47 | 2' | HARMONIC PICCOLO 2' |
| 48 | 4' | GEMSHORN 4' |
| 49 | 4' | HARMONIC FLUTE 4' |
| 50 | 8' | HOHL FLUTE 8' |
| 51 | 8' | ECHO SALICIONAL 8' |
| 52 | 8' | VIOLA DA GAMBA 8' |
| Stop ID | Rank | Stop Name |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | 16' | TROMBONE 16' |
| 65 | 8' | FLUTE BASS 8' |
| 66 | 8' | OCTAVE 8' |
| 67 | 8' | PRINCIPAL 8' |
| 68 | 16' | BOURDON MINOR 16' |
| 69 | 16' | BOURDON MAJOR 16' |
| 70 | 16' | VIOLONE 16' |
| 71 | 16' | OPEN DIAPASON 16' |
| 72 | 32' | SUB BOURDON 32' |
| Stop ID | Stop Name |
|---|---|
| 73 | SWELL - SWELL SUPER |
| 74 | SWELL - SWELL SUB |
| 77 | CHOIR - CHOIR SUPER |
| 78 | CHOIR - CHOIR SUB |
| 86 | SWELL - UNISON OFF |
| 85 | CHOIR - UNISON OFF |
| 76 | SWELL - SWELL TO PEDAL |
| 75 | CHOIR - CHOIR TO PEDAL |
| 84 | GREAT - GREAT TO PEDAL |
| 79 | CHOIR - CHOIR TO GREAT |
| 81 | SWELL - SWELL TO GREAT |
| 80 | CHOIR - SWELL TO CHOIR |
| 82 | SWELL - TREMULANT |
| 83 | CHOIR - TREMULANT |
Download St Nicholas organ software Part 1 - Version 1.2 (327 Kilobytes)
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Version 1.2 has a number of updates to the originally published version. This has largely consisted of user interface updates Existing users may just install the updated definitions package (below) to upgrade to the this version.
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