Milwaukee Area Technical School (Central Continuation School)
Cooley Auditorium

700 West State Street Milwaukee, WI 53233

Builder: Skinner Organ Co., Opus 849, 1930
Manuals: 3
Ranks: 38
Action: Electropneumatic

Notes: The cost of this unaltered instrument in 1930 was $35,000 plus $17,000 for the player unit. The Great, Swell, and Pedal Divisions are located in a large chamber over the proscenium arch in the 1,800 seat Cooley Auditorium. The Echo is in a small chamber at the rear of the balcony. The Stage is contained in a small swell box above the Player Cabinet, House Right. The Orchestral Division consists of the stops of the Great and the Swell which couple as a single entity; the combination pistons affect both sets of stopknobs. This organ received Organ Historical Society Citation number 117. Restoration by J. L. Weiler in 2017. Photos by Jeff Weiler, Ryan Mueller, John Seboldt.

GREAT ORGAN (7 1/2" wind)
8' Diapason 73
8' Chimney Flute 73
8' Cello 73
8' Cello Celeste 73
4' Flute 73
2-2/3' Nazard 61
8' Tuba Mirabilis 73 (12" wind)
8' French Horn 73 (12" wind)
8' English Horn 73
8' Flugel Horn 73
8' Clarinet 73
8' Vox Humana 73
    Tremolo
    Chimes 25 tubes

GREAT ECHO (5" wind)
8' Fern Flute 73
8' Vox Angelica II 146
4' Flute 73
8' Vox Humana 73
    Tremolo

GREAT STAGE (5" wind)
8' Diapason 73
8' Clarabella 73
8' Gamba 73

SWELL ORGAN (7 1/2" wind)
16' Bourdon 73
8' Diapason 73
8' Rohrflöte 73
8' Salicional 73
8' Voix Celeste 73
8' Flute Celeste II 134
4' Principal 73
4' Flute 73
III Mixture 183
16' Waldhorn 73
8' Trumpet 73
4' Clarion 73
    Tremolo
    8' Harp (TC)
    4' Celesta 61 bars

SWELL ECHO
8' Fern Flute --
8' Vox Angelica II --
4' Flute --
8' Vox Humana --

ORCHESTRAL
16' Bourdon (Sw)
8' Diapason (Gt)
8' Diapason (Sw)
8' Chimney Flute (Gt)
8' Rohrflöte (Sw)
8' Cello (Gt)
8' Cello Celeste (Gt)
8' Salicional (Sw)
8' Voix Celeste (Sw)
8' Flute Celeste II (Sw)
4' Principal (Sw)
4' Flute (Gt)
4' Flute (Sw)
2-2/3' Nazard (Gt)
III Mixture (Sw)
16' Waldhorn (Sw)
8' Tuba Mirabilis (Gt)
8' Trumpet (Sw)
8' French Horn (Gt)
8' English Horn (Gt)
8' Flugel Horn (Gt)
8' Clarinet (Gt)
8' Vox Humana (Gt)
4' Clarion (Sw)
    Tremolo (Gt)
    Tremolo (Sw)
    Chimes (Gt)
    Harp (Sw)
    Celesta (Sw)

PEDAL ORGANL (6" wind)
16' Diapason 32
16' Bourdon 32
16' Echo Bourdon (Sw)
8' Octave 12
8' Gedeckt 12
8' Still Gedeckt (Sw)
16' Trombone 32 (10" wind)
8' Tromba 12 (10" wind)
    Chimes (Gt)