[SML] FOH hang and focus safety improvement needed

[Bill Conner]

Your desire to have pipes close to ceiling and motorizing will conflict.
With motors you need over travel allowance and I'd be surprised if you
could get closer than 15-18", and that is to the top batten if more than
one.

With the structure you describe, the other conditions, only a few units,
and cable management, I'd estimate in the $25,000 per lineset, if it were
structurally possible.

It's rumored ETC will introduce a low profile self climber in a year or so,
which might fit your needs, if you can wait. And at a significantly lower
price point than their other rigging  products. Of course since they don't
introduce product till they are satisfied can't say it's 6 months, 2 years,
or never - but I'd guess a year.

Personally, I like non motorized solutions for their relative low
maintenance needs and long life. Assume a tech call every year for motors,
major component replacement in 10-15 years, and total replacement in 25-30
years. And how many of us have run manual gear that has rarely seen
maintenance and is over 30 years old?
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