Description: Mormon Tabernacle Organ - Organist J. J. McClellan © 1913 - LDS: The Salt Lake Tabernacle organ is a pipe organ located in the Salt Lake Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah. Along with the nearby Conference Center organ, it is typically used to accompany the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square and is also featured in daily noon recitals. It is one of the largest organs in the world. Jack Bethards, president and tonal director of Schoenstein & Co., describes it as an "American classic organ" and "probably one of the most perfect organs ever built." The Tabernacle organ is considered to be one of the finest examples of the American Classic style of organ building. The casework was inspired by the design of the Boston Music Hall organ (which is now housed, since 1909, at the Methuen Memorial Music Hall), the original organ was built in 1863-1867 by an Englishman, Joseph Ridges. Ridges' instrument contained some 700 pipes and was constructed of locally derived materials as much as possible. This original modest 2 manual organ had its console attached to the lower central part of the case and its action was tracker. The organ was later rebuilt and enlarged first by Niels Johnson (1889), the Kimball company of Chicago (1901), the Austin company of Hartford (1915, 1926 & 1937) and finally by the Aeolian-Skinner organ company of Boston (1948). The organ today is largely the result of the personal involvement of noted Anglo-American organ builder G. Donald Harrison, president of the Aeolian-Skinner organ firm when the tabernacle organ was installed. His collaboration with legendary Tabernacle organist Alexander Schreiner produced this masterwork of American eclectic organ building. This Divided Back Era postcard, copyrighted in 1913, features an image of the organ, its pipes and Organist J. J. McClellan. The card is in good condition. C. T. Photochrom. No. A-17734. Pub. Souvenir Novelty Co. Salt Lake City, UT.
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Featured Person: J. J. McClellan
Size: Standard (5.5x3.5 in)
Material: Paper
Year Manufactured: 1913
City: Salt Lake City
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Brand/Publisher: Curt Teich
Subject: Mormon Tabernacle Organ
Continent: North America
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Era: Divided Back (1907-1915)
Country: United States
Region: Utah
Theme: Architecture, Music, Religious, Latter Day Saints, Organ, Pipe Organ, Organist
Features: Panoramic, Multiview
Time Period Manufactured: 1900-1919
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Postage Condition: Unposted
