Not every organ possesses a Zimbelstern, but this 'toy stop' has been a popular addition to organs, particularly in Germany, for hundreds of years. John Kitchen, Edinburgh City Organist, suggests how and when you might use it, demonstrating on the organ of Old St Paul's Episcopal Church, Edinburgh. This video is one of 26 in a series entitled An A-Z of the Organ, filmed by the RCO team and colleagues around the UK at the height of the Covid-19 lockdown. Starting with A for Anthology and concluding with Z for ? (wait and see!), the series aims to explore various…