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Napier (North Island), New-Zealand (Hawke's Bay) - Waiapu Anglican Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist
Municipal: Napier (North Island)
Region:North Island
Address: 28 Browning Street, 4110, Napier South
Website: https://napiercathedral.org.nz/

Description nr.: 2075832.

Built by: William Hill & Sons (1874)
Sold to Dannevirke (1907)

In 1862-1863 a wooden church was built in Napier, dedicated to Saint John the Evangelist. This church became the cathedral church of the diocese of Napier. William Hill & Sons built a pipe organ for the church in 1874. The organ was transferred to a new stone church in 1888. The organ had twelve registers on two manuals and pedal.
A larger organ was built in for of the cathedral in 1907. The Hill Organ was transferred to the Church of Saint John the Baptist in Dannevirke. It was used here until 1967. A larger organ was built that year, using much of Hill's pipework.

Short list of all locations the organ has been

1874	Napier (North Island)	Waiapu Anglican Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist
1907	Dannevirke	Church of Saint John the Baptist

Technical data

Number of stops per division
- Great Organ	7
- Swell Organ	4
- Pedal Organ	1
Total number of stops	12
Key action	Mechanical
Stop action	Mechanical
Windchest(s)	Slider chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Dulciana 8' - C-B from Stopped Diapason, Principal 4', Wald Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2'.
Swell Organ (c°-g'''): Gamba 8', Hohl Flute 8', Gemshorn 4', Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-e'): Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal.
Accessories: 3 Combination Pedals.

Literature	"The King of Instruments" : The Organs of Waiapu Cathedral. - Napier : Waiapu Anglican Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist, 2013.
Links	https://napiercathedral.org.nz/music/