[SML] Orchestra Pit Netting

[Keith Newman]

One more fun bit of info I found on the subject of pit netting and covers
is from Monona Rossol.  She wrote a presentation piece for USITT which has
all sorts of useful information.  Monona has written several books on
theater safety including *The Artist's Complete Guide to Health and Safety *and
*The Health and Safety Guide For Film, TV and Theater.*  She is also a
frequent contributor to the Scenic Artist's Forum.  Her paper,* Fall
Protection for Stages and Theaters* can be found here:
http://s15.a2zinc.net/clients/USITT/USITT2013/Custom/Handout/Speaker0_Session445_1.pdf.


I've learned an awful lot from her books as well as just hanging out as a
fly on the wall in the scenic artist's forum.

Keith

On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 10:18 PM, Steven Hood via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> FWIW, we have no pit, but we do have a marimba that's too big to fit the
> elevator to bring up from the band room to the stage... we have to walk it
> around the building an extra 150' or so...
> Then, we have to lift it up onto the stage, because our elevator stops at
> house level...
> Steven R Hood
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> On December 17, 2014 12:09:36 PM Stephen Litterst via Stagecraft <
> stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
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>  On 12/17/14 2:34 PM, Keith Newman via Stagecraft wrote:
>>
>> >  I find it hard to believe that we can easily
>> > justify an automated lift with the exception of trying to minimize man
>> > hours (including both set up and moving of instruments throughout
>> > rehearsals from practice spaces to the stage.  If it is in the budget, I
>> > won't fight against it so long as it is done correctly and safely.
>>
>> Make friends with the music teacher, or whoever is in charge of the
>> instruments.  Remind them how difficult it will be to get pianos,
>> tympani, marimba and harps into a pit that has no elevator.  Aim them at
>> the budget people and watch the fur fly.  :)
>>
>> Ok, maybe that's an oversimplification, but you've raised a very good
>> point.  There's a safety issue both on behalf of the instruments (some
>> of those can be pretty pricey) and whoever is trying to move the upright
>> piano into the pit for rehearsal.  It's not just the pit filler that is
>> a labor and safety issue.
>>
>> Steve L.
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>> litterst at udel.edu           Mitchell Hall
>> 302/831-0601                University of Delaware
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