[SML] Scary Rigging

[Bill Conner]

This is 100% remove all and install new.  I've seen these conditions so
often.  I finally decided - long ago - I'm not doing anyone any good by
trying to help them "fix" what's there.  Better to be on record as saying
it crap and shoud be completely replaced.

Good luck.

On Sun, Sep 11, 2022 at 11:26 AM Stephen Rees via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> My ETCP Rigging certification expired about 9 years ago and for the most
> part I don't chime in with opinions or solutions because there are lots of
> folks who now know better than I. However, just last week, I got a request
> from a former student who has started teaching at a nearby parochial
> elementary school to do a look at the current condition of their stage
> area.  It turns out that this is a space that I made an inspection of about
> 20-25 years ago and after making a series of recommendations, never heard
> back from the administrators of that time.  It turns out that they did make
> some inroads in remediating problems like removing the old dead-hung 1" ID
> pipe battens suspended from spurious cable with clove hitches and wrapping
> up the standing part of the line among other things.  They also removed all
> the 1940's lighting gear!
>
> Sadly, they retained the soft goods which are in significantly worse
> condition and are rigged in a most curious fashion. Obviously, no one with
> stage rigging experience was consulted as attempts to install those old
> goods were made. I attached some images of their solutions. Most
> unconventional.
>
> The school does have some money and wanted a  prioritized list of things
> to upgrade. I gave them that and also suggested that they immediately
> remove all the blacks and the odd rigging supporting them.
>
> The image of the SL Curtain and Teaser Rig is the most disconcerting. The
> image is the termination as viewed from the underside.  I've recommended
> that this crap be dismounted post haste and hope that can happen in the
> next week or so.
>
> I also provided them with the names of two reputable design/install firms
> in the region and proposed that the school generate an RFP including onsite
> inspection from whomever they eventually hire.
>
> They're still out there, folks!
>
> Steve
>
> Stephen E. Rees,
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Bill Conner Fellow of the ASTC
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