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W. Zimmer & Sons, Inc. (1967-68)

First United Methodist Church
341 E Main St.
Forest City, NC

Images

2023-10-05 - Builder nameplate (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2016-07-03 - Church exterior (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2016-12-02 - Chancel and pipework (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2018-02-23 - Church interior (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

3 manuals
37 stops
38 registers
4 divisions

Notes

2023-10-17 - Originally installed with 49 ranks 1967-68 by W. Zimmer & Sons; Spearman Hawkinson Co. was selected for a renovation beginning in 2003 that included conversion to solid-state switching, the addition of five Walker digital stops, revoicing, replacing of keyboards and pedalboard, addition of more couplers, increasing of combination memory levels, MIDI stops, and a new pipe Festival Trumpet, which was mounted horizontally to each side of the chancel window. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Source: From THE DIAPASON November 1967

        Forest City, North Carolina
        First United Methodist Church

        W. Zimmer & Sons   1968   3/49
        ___________________________________________

        GREAT                     SWELL
    16' Quintadena    61       8' Gedackt        61
     8' Principal     61       8' Salicional     61
     8' Rohrflöte     61       8' Celeste        49
     4' Octave        61       4' Principal      61
     4' Spitzflöte    61       4' Koppelflöte    61
     2' Superoctave   61   2 2/3' Nazard         61
III-IV  Mixture      232       2' Waldflöte      61
   III  Scharff      183   1 3/5' Terz           61
     8' Trompete      61     III  Mixture       183
                              16' Dulcian        61
        PEDAL                  8' Fagott         61
    16' Subbass       32       4' Rohrschalmei   61
    16' Quintadena    GT          Tremolo
     8' Octave        32
     8' Gedecktpommer 32          POSITIV
     4' Choralbass    32       8' Singendgedackt 61
     4' Nachthorn     32       4' Principal      61
    IV  Mixture      128       4' Spillflöte     61
    16' Posaune       32       2' Gemshorn       61
     4' Schalmey      32   1 1/3' Nasat          61
                               1' Sifflet        61
                             III  Zimbel        183
                               8' Krummhorn      61

     [Received from Jeff Scofield October 9, 2021]

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