2004-10-30/2019-10-12 - From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1991; rev. ed., 1997, with updated information). — Partner with Wayne E. Simpson III in Nichols & Associates of Little Rock, Arkansas, 1987; firm renamed Nichols & Simpson by 1992, firm active in 1996. Sources: AGO Region VI 1987 Convention program, 18. American Institute of Organbuilders (AIO): 1989 membership directory. Elizabeth Towne Schmitt.
2015-08-22/2019-10-12 - From Organ Database Builders editor Stephen Hall, August 22, 2015. — Attended McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana as an organ major. Started with Lecil Gibson, Little Rock, Arkansas in 1977. In 1979, Mr. Gibson incorporated his company, and Nichols became a principal in the firm, which later became Gibson-Nichols, Inc. In 1983, Nichols formed his own company in partnership with Wayne Simpson. Source: Nichols and Simpson. website, "Owners" accessed August 22, 2015, http://www.nicholsandsimpson.com/about-us/owners/.) See main entry at Nichols & Simpson.
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