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Spearman-Hawkinson, Inc. (1996)

Zion Episcopal Church
7302 US Hwy 264 E
Washington, NC

Images

Unknown - Church interior (Photograph by Church website, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2013-10-01 - Church exterior (Photograph by Wikipedia, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Summer 2017 - Organ and case (Photograph by Bishop Rob Skirving, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2025-01-28 - Organ at front of sanctuary (Colton Barber/Colton Barber)

2025-01-28 - Brustwerk pipework (Colton Barber/Colton Barber)

2025-01-28 - Great Division pipework (Colton Barber/Colton Barber)

2025-01-28 - Keydesk (Colton Barber/Colton Barber)

2025-01-28 - Pedalboard (Colton Barber/Colton Barber)

2025-01-28 - Great and Pedal pipework (Colton Barber/Colton Barber)

2025-01-28 - Brustwerk pipework (Colton Barber/Colton Barber)

2025-01-28 - Left stopjamb (Colton Barber/Colton Barber)

2025-01-28 - Right stopjamb (Colton Barber/Colton Barber)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
Console position: Keydesk Attached
2 manuals
13 stops
13 registers
3 divisions
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Flat Jambs
Manual compass: 56 notes
Pedal compass: 30 notes

Notes

2021-10-19 - The church was built in 1856; the organ was originally installed at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina. -Jeff Scofield

2021-10-19 - From the church website: The organ was built by W. Zimmer and Sons, Inc. in Charlotte, North Carolina. Built in 1966 for East Carolina University (ECU) and installed in Fletcher Recital Hall, it was used primarily by organ students at ECU. Doug Cutler, former organist at Zion, became aware that ECU was selling the organ. He proposed that Zion buy it from ECU for the sanctuary. At a total cost of approximately $70,000, the vestry approved its purchase and installation. The Harvey Trust Fund was used to finance the project. Under the supervision of two Zimmer technicians the organ was moved from ECU to Zion. It was first located in the Parish Hall where it was painted, cleaned, and repaired. John Register, Jim Hackney, Doug Cutler and other members of the parish worked very hard, and doubtlessly strained quite a few muscles placing the console and the pipes in the church. The organ has been carefully maintained since its arrival at Zion in 1996. Since 2004, Norman Ryan of Edenton has been responsible for tuning, voicing the organ, making substantial repairs to the stop action and rebuilding the pedal board. Mr. Ryan is the curator for the Perkins and Wills Memorial Organ, C.B. Fisk, Op. 126, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Greenville. Thanks to the efforts of many, Zion has a quality musical instrument to lead the congregation in worship and praise. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Source: From THE DIAPASON September 1967

        Washington, North Carolina   
        Zion Episcopal Church

        W Zimmer & Sons   Op. 5
               1966   2/18
        _____________________________

        HAUPTWERK
     8' Rohrflöte   56
     4' Prinzipal   56
     2' Blockflöte  56
III-IV  Mixture    212     

        BRUSTWERK
     8' Gedackt     56
     4' Quintadena  56
     2' Prinzipal   56
   III  Zimbel     168
     8' Krummhorn   56

        PEDAL
    16' Subbass     30
     8' Oktavbass   30
     4' Choralbass  30
    16' Fagott      30

       [Received from Jeff Scofiel
            October 19, 2021]

Websites

Organ History - Organ History (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)

Related Pipe Organ Database Entries

#6674†* - W. Zimmer & Sons, Inc. Opus 5 (1966)