On Feb 3, 8:59 pm, Unspecified User <anonym...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Aside from the other advice provided, there is an ANSI standard for this
> practice:
>
> ANSI E1.15 - 2006 - Entertainment Technology--Recommended Practices and
> Guidelines for the Assembly and Use of Theatrical Boom & Base Assemblies
>
> ANSI E1.15 gives advice on boom and base assemblies, simple
> ground-sup****t devices for lighting equipment and accessories. If the
> assembly is tall, not plumb, loaded unevenly, or likely to get run into
> by stage wagons or performers, there is substantial risk. This do***ent
> offers advice to lower that level of risk or eliminate it.
>
> You can download it for $ 15.00 ($ 11.25 if you're an ESTA member) from
> the ESTA Foundation website -->www.estafoundation.org. Browse for it by
> do***ent number ANSI E1.15-2006.
>
> Cheers!
>
> R
>
There has been a lot of fascinating and useful discussion about how
to rig booms on this thread, but it seems to me that we are missing
something that the original post asked ( or I missed the point). My
read was that the architects want to permanently install booms using a
flange, not that they are suggesting that the theatre use this method
of booms when they need one. If this is what they are suggesting, it
seems to me to be bad practice. IE I don't want to have permanent
booms always there.
On the other hand, if the architect is suggesting they do not have to
put in light ladders, etc that can be flown in and out because the
staff can just put up booms on flages, the question then becomes 'how
good is the tech staff at the theatre". Are they competent to rig an
up line, tension it properly, etc - or is this likely to be beyond
what they can safely do? Is there a fly rail in the house that can
be used to tension the line holding the top of the boom? Do the
architects really want to use rope instead of some form of wire
cable? These would be interesting questions to ask.
Good look in the new facility.
John Chenault
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