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Stage Technologies Automation in Historic Tabernacle
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has completed the renovation of their 140 year old Tabernacle building in Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah. The Tabernacle was built in the 1860's but now contains some of the most technically advanced lighting, sound and automation systems ever installed in a historic building of its kind. Stage Technologies installed a 24-axes automated rigging and a 2-axis stage lift control system to enable the same high level of flexibility and safety as a modern performing arts venue.
Stage Technologies was responsible for overseeing the entire rigging installation at the Tabernacle, working with Jacobsen Construction, McLaren Engineering Group, Pook, Diemont & Ohl Inc, Tomcat Truss, Conductix and AMC Fabrication. Fourteen BigTow390 winches were installed to control lighting trusses and speaker clusters. BigTow290 winches were also installed to automate seven large chandeliers. This allows the chandeliers to be lowered to a safe working height to be maintained and cleaned. Three BigTow200 winches are used to carry personnel up to the organ loft for the cleaning of their world famous 11,623 piped organ. The system is controlled from a Stage Technologies' Nomad console and a Solo radio handheld controller.
The unique elliptical shape of the Tabernacle's roof structure made working space and access for equipment and cabling very limited; a complex challenge for the installation. The Church directed design to preserve as much of the original structure as possible. Nathan Wells, Stage Technologies' project manager, comments: “We overcame many of the limited space issues with a large number of custom sheaves, mountings and steel wire rope diverters.”
The Tabernacle was closed for two years during the renovation and officially reopened 31st March 07. Technologies for Worship magazines recently reported a dramatic increase in expectations within the worship arena over past years. The Tabernacle is a fantastic example of the diversity of these venues and will be used for conferences, public lectures, musical concerts and other entertainment.
3rd August 2007
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