OHS convention: 1990
2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1990 -Database Manager
2006-05-16 - Updated through information adapted from <i>E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List</i>, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn: <br><i>With player attachment; extant; unaltered. [OHS Plaque]</i> -Database Manager
2014-08-08 - Main divisions above proscenium arch. Cost in 1930 was $35,000 plus $17,000 for player unit. -Database Manager
2019-12-22 - Cooley Auditorium seats 1,800, including the two rear balconies. -Database Manager
2021-10-25 - "The instrument cost $35,000 and the player unit $17,000. The relatively high cost of the player may be justified by the complexity of the equipment involved. The 101 rolls in the MATC roll library play with all the virtuosity of the finest concert organists of the twenties... The three main divisions are placed above the proscenium arch. A five-rank Echo division speaks from behind a grille in the rear of the second balcony. There is also a three-rank Stage division, to support performers on the stage. The organ is powered by a 71/z Spencer Orgoblo in the attic of the auditorium." "Except for the Tuba Mirabilis 8' and the French Horn 8', which are on 12" wind pressure, the Great and Swell divisions are on 7½". The Great, Echo and Stage divisions are on 5"; the Pedal division is on 6" except for the reed, which is on 10". The Chimney Flute 8' has stopped wood basses; the Nazard 2⅔' is a stopped metal set with some open metal trebles; the Rohr Flöte 8' has stopped wood basses, and the remainder of the set is of metal pipes with bored wooden stoppers. The Flute Celeste 8' is tapered." -- William Hansen, the curator of the organ (1990), via *1990 OHS Handbook* -Paul R. Marchesano
Typed stoplist Source: from Allen Kinzey Date not recorded
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Central Continuation School - Cooley Auditorium
Skinner Organ Co. Opus 849 1930 3 manuals, 34 stops, 38 ranks
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GREAT (7½" wind) ORCHESTRAL (Manual I)
8' Diapason 73 16' Bourdon SW
8' Chimney Flute 73 8' Diapason GT
8' Cello 73 8' Diapason SW
8' Cello Celeste 73 8' Chimney Flute GT
4' Flute 73 8' Rohrflöte SW
2 2/3' Nazard 61 8' Cello GT
8' Tuba Mirabilis 73 a 8' Cello Celeste GT
8' French Horn 73 a 8' Salicional SW
8' English Horn 73 8' Voix Celeste SW
8' Flugel Horn 73 8' Flute Celeste II SW
8' Clarinet 73 4' Principal SW
8' Vox Humana 73 4' Flute GT
Tremolo 4' Flute SW
Chimes 25 tubes 2 2/3' Nazard GT
III Mixture SW
GREAT ECHO (5" wind) 16' Waldhorn SW
8' Fern Flute 73 8' Tuba Mirabilis GT
8' Vox Angelica II 146 8' Trumpet SW
4' Flute 73 8' French Horn GT
8' Vox Humana 73 8' English Horn GT
Tremolo 8' Flugel Horn GT
8' Clarinet GT
GREAT STAGE (5" wind) 8' Vox Humana GT
8' Diapason 73 4' Clarion SW
8' Clarabella 73 Tremolo GT
8' Gamba 73 Tremolo SW
Chimes GT
SWELL (7½" wind) Harp SW
16' Bourdon 73 Celesta SW
8' Diapason 73
8' Rohrflöte 73 PEDAL (6" wind)
8' Salicional 73 16' Diapason 32
8' Voix Celeste 73 16' Bourdon 32
8' Flute Celeste II 134 16' Echo Bourdon SW
4' Principal 73 8' Octave 12
4' Flute 73 8' Gedeckt 12
III Mixture 183 8' Still Gedeckt SW
16' Waldhorn 73 16' Trombone 32 b
8' Trumpet 73 8' Tromba 12 b
4' Clarion 73 Chimes GT
Tremolo
8' Harp (TC) -- a 12" wind
4' Celesta 61 bars b 10" wind
SWELL ECHO
8' Fern Flute --
8' Vox Angelica II --
4' Flute --
8' Vox Humana --
[Received from Steven E. Lawson 2018-04-03]
Stoplist taken from the console, January 1985, with additional data from the chambers Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Central Continuation School/Milwaukee Area Technical College
Cooley Auditorium
Skinner opus 849, 1931
SWELL (Manual III) (7 1/2" wind) SWELL ORCH (Manual I)
16 Bourdon 73 16 Bourdon --
8 Diapason 73 8 Diapason --
8 Rohrflöte 73 8 Rohrflöte --
8 Salicional 73 8 Salicional --
8 Voix Celeste 73 8 Voix Celeste --
8 Flute Celeste 134 d 8 Flute Celeste II --
4 Principal 73 4 Principal --
4 Flute 73 c 4 Flute --
III Mixture 183 III Mixture --
16 Waldhorn 73 16 Waldhorn --
8 Trumpet 73 8 Trumpet --
4 Clarion 73 4 Clarion --
Tremolo Tremolo
Harp -- Harp --
Celesta 61 bars Celesta --
GREAT (Manual II) (7 1/2" wind) GREAT ORCH (Manual I)
8 Diapason 73 8 Diapason --
8 Diapason 73 8 Diapason --
8 Cello 73 8 Cello --
8 Cello Celeste 73 8 Cello Celeste --
4 Flute 73 e 4 Flute --
2 2/3 Nazard 61 2 2/3 Nazard --
8 Tuba Mirabilis 73 a 8 Tuba Mirabilis --
8 French Horn 73 a 8 French Horn --
8 English Horn 73 8 English Horn --
8 Flugel Horn 73 8 Flugel Horn --
8 Clarinet 73 8 Clarinet --
8 Vox Humana 73 8 Vox Humana --
Tremolo Tremolo
Chimes 25 tubes Chimes --
8 Echo Fern Flute 73 8 Echo Fern Flute --
8 Echo Vox Angelica 146 d 8 Echo Vox Angelica --
4 Echo Flute 73 f 4 Echo Flute --
8 Echo Vox Humana 73 8 Echo Vox Humana --
Tremolo Tremolo
8 Stage Diapason 73
8 Stage Clarabella 73 COUPLERS
8 Stage Gamba 73 8 Swell to Pedal
8 Great to Pedal
PEDAL (6" wind) 8 Orch to Pedal
16 Diapason 32 4 Swell to Pedal
16 Bourdon 32 4 Great to Pedal
16 Echo Bourdon SW 4 Orch to Pedal
8 Octave 12 -----
8 Gedeckt 12 Swell to Great
8 Still Gedeckt SW Orch to Great
16 Trombone 32 b Swell to Orch
8 Tromba 12 b -----
Chimes GT 16 Swell
4 Swell
COMBINATIONS 16 Swell to Great
Swell 6 4 Swell to Great
Great 8 16 Swell to Orch
Orch 8 4 Swell to Orch
General 4+0 16 Orch
Pedal 6 (toe) 4 Orch
Pedal Comb to Swell Comb on/off 16 Orch to Great
Pedal Comb to Great Comb on/off 4 Orch to Great
Pedal Comb to Orch Comb on/off 4 Great
Setter
REVERSIBLES
Swell to Pedal (thumb)
Great to Pedal (thumb & toe)
Echo & Stage Exp. Pedal Orch to Pedal (thumb)
Swell Expression Pedal All Swells (thumb & toe)
Great Expression Pedal Sforzando (thumb and toe)
Register Crescendo Pedal
a 12" wind
b 10" wind
c Triangulaire
d two ranks
e harmonic metal
f stopped metal
Notes:
The Great, Swell, and Pedal are installed in a large chamber over the proscenium.
The Echo is installed in a small chamber at the rear of the balcony
The Stage is installed in a small swell box above the Player Cabinet House Right.
The Swell Orch and Great Orch divisions constitute the Orchestral Division, which
couples as a single entity; the combination pistons affect both sets of stopknobs.
The Swell Orch knobs are on the left jamb, below the "regular" swell knobs.
The Great Orch knobs are on the right jamb, to the right of the "regular" Great knobs.
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