<div dir="ltr">Funny. To me demoing - in construction - is demolition. Couldn't figure out why you were demolishing movers. :)</div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jan 13, 2026 at 11:56 AM Riter, Andrew via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-3093068234964501820">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi again<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As I said, I’m demo-ing some movers. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m wondering what people have installed in their venues and what they like / don’t like about them.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(how did you choose your units?)<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">What do you have, and how many?<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What’s their purpose or location in your venue?<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Were they a successful investment?<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Would you buy them again?<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What do you like about them?<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What DON’T you like about them?<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you were given approval to buy something now, what would you buy this time? Why?<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Which units are maintenance-heavy or maintenance-costly, vs. long life?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">(I find it’s soooo confusing. There are soooo many companies and movers, and then movers within a production family)<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Chauvet, Robe, Martin . . . . . .<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Looking for movers to eventually install in the catwalks in my 1200 seat concert hall<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Fan noise is a LARGE concern<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I want some with shutters, some without, and of course theatre dimming, good colour rendition, etc.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Beyond that, the gobos/animation/prisms/iris/focus/zoom are all just toys, and every unit has them<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Built-in wireless DMX is looking useful<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Need power capped at 1000w, so I can get at least 2 per circuit (120v only)<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’ll probably request some smaller units as floaters, tossed out onstage for the haze/aerial effects, but with small fans / less power needs.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thoughts?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks everyone.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Andrew M. Riter</span></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <br>
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