Guess that Skinner Stop

Inside Skinner's largest instrument! The Magnum Opus! This instrument is much like the Midmer-Losher Boardwalk instrument. It is one of a kind. Not only because of it's size, but because of the builder. Much of this instrument is not playable. (Much like Mid-Losher) And is in need of major restoration work! It hasn't been properly played or cared for, for quite a bit of time.
It has 5 manuals, but I'm not sure how many ranks.

This instrument is in the Cleveland Public Auditorium, in Cleveland, Ohio.

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• Cleveland
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• Auditorium
• Magnum
• Opus
• Skinner
• stop
• pipe
• organ

[organist99x]

Has to be a Tuba MIrabilis?

[octavebasse8]

Usually when I post a video titled "Guess that..." I know what it is, but want you to guess. But in this case, I don't know what it is.

:)

[democrat99gmailcom]

Some sort of Tuba/Trumpet reed for sure... reminds me alot of the Skinner Tuba Mirabilis though

[octavebasse8]

That's what was thinkng too, but that would be in the solo, instead of the swell.

[codeman2008]

@SeattleOrganMan Hahaha thanks! I'm well aware!

[SeattleOrganMan]

@codeman2008 Hey Cody...Woolsey Hall began life as a 1902 Hutchings-Votey (Op. 1469). Then it was enlarged in 1915 by J.W. Steere & Son (Op. 682). And finally by Skinner in 1928 (Op. 722) to the instrument we know now.

[falaqdad15]

Could this be a Waldhorn? thats the only skinner stop i don't know the sound of

[ArtGoulet]

The Mother Church of Christian Science, in Boston, MA claims to have the world's largest Aeolian Skinner organ, at 237 ranks.

[organist1982]

The lower notes sound very much like a Fagott to me, very dark and nasal, a sound which EVERY organ should have at 16' in the pedal if it's big enough to have at least one pedal reed!

[Fozzymaple]

It was built with 150 ranks, the echo division (no longer truly extant was about 50 ranks, which leaves us with about 100 ranks.

[MickedyMusic]

Tuba or Krumhorn

[codeman2008]

I thought this was their second biggest...

Oh wait, Woolsey hall was sort of a rebuild, it wasn't built from the ground up. I forgot about that...

So weird that I'd remember that while typing this comment.

Isn't this like 154 ranks? SWEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!!

[accordion25]

I played a 4 manuel Skinner last summer in Pittsburgh PA, this stop sounds like a crumhorn to me. Maybe I am wrong though!