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) |
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