[SML] Scaffolding for FOH

[SAMUEL JONES]

Richard,

You’re kidding.  Right?  Way more difficult to use.  Training is worse.  I haven’t looked since 2004, but rated equipment like rope clamps is difficult to find.  Not KISS, but KSF (Kill Somebody Fast).

Sam

> On Nov 21, 2017, at 12:08 PM, Richard Niederberg via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
> 
> Dear Bill,
> What about ship rigging w/ sand bags, belaying pins, etc? KISS!
> /s/ Richard
> 
> On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 10:23 AM, Bill Nelson via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net <mailto:stagecraft at theatrical.net>> wrote:
> > Why can't a short pinrail, inaccessible to the audience, be used, to save
> > money and promote safety? Even a previously unused ropelock position on
> > your rail could be utilized.
> > /s/ Richard
> 
> Rail? This theatre doesn't have any fly space. Everything over the stage is
> dead-hung.
> 
> I suppose something could be installed over the audience seating, but then
> crew would have to be taught how to counterweight battens properly.
> 
> Without having permanent stage crew, I do not consider counterweight systems
> to be safe enough to use.
> 
> Bill

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