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Salt Lake City Tabernacle Organ Poster
by Geraldine Alexander
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Salt Lake City Tabernacle Organ poster by Geraldine Alexander. Our posters are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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The Salt Lake Tabernacle organ is a pipe organ located in the Salt Lake Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is typically used to accompany the... more
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The Salt Lake Tabernacle organ is a pipe organ located in the Salt Lake Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is typically used to accompany the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and is also featured in daily noon recitals. It is one of the largest organs in the world. Built in 1867 by an Englishman, Joseph Ridges. Ridges' instrument contained some 700 pipes and was constructed of locally derived materials as much as possible. The pipes are constructed of wood, zinc, and various alloys of tin and lead. When it was initially constructed, the organ had a tracker action and was powered by hand-pumped bellows; later it was powered by water from City Creek. Today it is powered by electricity and has an electro-pneumatic action.
Though the organ has been rebuilt and enlarged several times since 1867, the original, iconic casework and some of Ridges' pipes still remain in the organ today. The current organ is largely the work of G. Donald Harrison of the former Aeolian-Skinner organ firm. It was c...
About Geraldine Alexander
Geraldine is an award winning self taught photographer who resides in Ft Myers, Florida. Her work has been displayed in local galleries and other venues and has been sold to collectors throughout the US and Canada. She has been recognized by The Photographic Society of America for the fine quality of her photos.
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