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Stagecraft Digest, Issue #486

 1. Re: Audio Power Sequencer
    by "Davis, Thomas J" <TJDavis [at] westshore.edu>
 2. Re: Audio Power Sequencer
    by "Jeffrey Kanyuck" <JKanyuck [at] Harford.edu>
 3. Turntable installations solicited please
    by "Frank E. Merrill" <Lamplighter [at] tcon.net>
 4. Re: Audio Power Sequencer
    by Howard Ires <hi [at] hillinteractive.net>
 5. Re: Audio Power Sequencer
    by "Michael Finney" <mfinney [at] thinkwelldesign.com>
 6. Re: Metal fumes fever
    by "Michael Finney" <mfinney [at] thinkwelldesign.com>
 7. Re: Turntable installations solicited please
    by Michael Drury <MSDRURY [at] peoplepc.com>
 8. Re: Turntable installations solicited please
    by Dale Farmer <dale [at] cybercom.net>
 9. Re: Turntable installations solicited please
    by "Jon Ares" <jonares [at] hevanet.com>
10. Re: Audio Power Sequencer
    by Kurt Cypher <kurt [at] cyphernet.homedns.org>
11. painting cobblestones on stage
    by "Joe Golden" <Joe [at] elslights.com>
12. Re: cellphone gas ignition 
    by CB <psyd [at] cox.net>
13. Re: cellphone gas ignition 
    by Mike Brubaker <mdbrubaker [at] insightbb.com>
14. Audio Power Sequencer
    by CB <psyd [at] cox.net>
15. Re: Audio Power Sequencer
    by CB <psyd [at] cox.net>
16. Re: cellphone gas ignition
    by "Jerry Dougherty" <jerrydougherty [at] earthlink.net>
17. Re: painting cobblestones on stage
    by Steve Larson <tiptd [at] theatreinthepark.com>
18. Re: Audio Power Sequencer
    by Steve Larson <tiptd [at] theatreinthepark.com>
19. Re: painting cobblestones on stage
    by "Matthew Breton" <theatricalmatt [at] hotmail.com>
20. Re: painting cobblestones on stage
    by Kevin Lowry <kjlowry [at] gmail.com>
21. Re: Audio Power Sequencer
    by "Randy Whitcomb" <rwhitco [at] comcast.net>
22. Re: painting cobblestones on stage
    by Delbert Hall <delbert.hall [at] gmail.com>
23. Re: Turntable installations solicited please
    by "RD" <doomster [at] worldnet.att.net>
24. Re: Turntable installations solicited please
    by "Robert G. Anderson" <rganderson [at] nctv.com>
25. Re: Turntable installations solicited please
    by Mark O'Brien <marko [at] email.arizona.edu>
26. Re: painting cobblestones on stage
    by "Maurice Moe Conn" <t8rtekguy [at] hotmail.com>
27. "Wicked" San Francisco Tour Stop
    by Mat Goebel <mgoebel [at] gmail.com>
28. Re: Turntable installations solicited please
    by rwhitco [at] comcast.net

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Subject: RE: Audio Power Sequencer
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 09:27:35 -0400
Message-ID: <3CF87682970858499CA56707FB1F092B0A921A [at] wscc-s-003000.westshore.edu>
From: "Davis, Thomas J" <TJDavis [at] westshore.edu>




______________________________________________________________________


The crux of it is this:  No one who has not been trained and tested  in=20
writing (and hands-on) should be touching any of your equipment.
PERIOD..........
=20
Kristi
______________________________________________________________________
I'm sure you are preaching to the choir, Kristi.  Unfortunately, the
choir does not include the faculty and administrators at this college,
or many other colleges and most high schools in my experience.  While
everything is under lock and key, I'm not the only one with a key. In my
own case, I can trust the AV guy, but my own boss can make a royal mess
of things in the booth.  Not to mention what happens when they rent the
facility out for a corporate meeting.  Or when the local junior high
gets access to do their play because the locals won't vote a bond issue
for an auditorium (nothing to worry about there, their teachers are
"supervising" them).  Of course, I am welcome to "volunteer" my time to
oversee things that happen outside the 16 hours a day I am here anyway.
Over the last 6 years, "unauthorized" operators and equipment loans
between them have cost us 1 power amp, 1 wireless base station, 2
transmitter packs, 2 mics (missing in action), untold cables, 1 speaker
cone, and a crossover. Not to mention the time I take resetting the EQ
(I gotta get a cage for that thing).=20

The lightboard, luckily, has a key, which is on my person, and the spare
is kept by Dick Cheney in a secure, undisclosed location.  The usual
conversation goes: "Tom, we pushed every button we could find on the
board, and it still doesn't work...."  Unfortunately, with our sound
equipment, if you push all the buttons randomly, eventually all the
pilot lights will light up.

So, I am in the market for a power up sequencer as well, hopefully
before the fall semester is underway.=20

Heck, just last week, I had to child proof the scene shop (program they
run for 10-15 yr. olds in the summer).

Tom D

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Message-Id: <s2fb2085.071 [at] ADM4.Harford.edu>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 09:55:07 -0400
From: "Jeffrey Kanyuck" <JKanyuck [at] Harford.edu>
Subject: Re: Audio Power Sequencer

Here where I work we use the Atlas Soundolier power sequencer SACS-1,
with two of the SACS-191.
Love them. The only problem is the SACS-1 which is the rack mounted
front panel with the push button switch for powering everything up and
down in order ALSO has a switch on it to turn of the SACS-1 unit itself,
which will then turn off absolutely everthing controlled by that unit at
the same time. I've removed that switch. I've seen others tape it over
or build a small metal tab over it.

Jeff Kanyuck
Technical Director
Harford Community College
401 Thomas Run Road
Bel Air, MD 21015
410-836-4369 Office
410-322-5905 Cellphone
jkanyuck [at] harford.edu 






I'm sure you are preaching to the choir, Kristi.  Unfortunately, the
choir does not include the faculty and administrators at this college,
or many other colleges and most high schools in my experience.  While
everything is under lock and key, I'm not the only one with a key. In
my
own case, I can trust the AV guy, but my own boss can make a royal
mess
of things in the booth.  Not to mention what happens when they rent
the
facility out for a corporate meeting.  Or when the local junior high
gets access to do their play because the locals won't vote a bond
issue
for an auditorium (nothing to worry about there, their teachers are
"supervising" them).  Of course, I am welcome to "volunteer" my time
to
oversee things that happen outside the 16 hours a day I am here
anyway.
Over the last 6 years, "unauthorized" operators and equipment loans
between them have cost us 1 power amp, 1 wireless base station, 2
transmitter packs, 2 mics (missing in action), untold cables, 1
speaker
cone, and a crossover. Not to mention the time I take resetting the EQ
(I gotta get a cage for that thing). 

The lightboard, luckily, has a key, which is on my person, and the
spare
is kept by Dick Cheney in a secure, undisclosed location.  The usual
conversation goes: "Tom, we pushed every button we could find on the
board, and it still doesn't work...."  Unfortunately, with our sound
equipment, if you push all the buttons randomly, eventually all the
pilot lights will light up.

So, I am in the market for a power up sequencer as well, hopefully
before the fall semester is underway. 

Heck, just last week, I had to child proof the scene shop (program
they
run for 10-15 yr. olds in the summer).

Tom D

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 09:45:11 -0500
From: "Frank E. Merrill" <Lamplighter [at] tcon.net>
Reply-To: "Frank E. Merrill" <Lamplighter [at] tcon.net>
Message-ID: <712497810.20050811094511 [at] tcon.net>
Subject: Turntable installations solicited please

Howdy !

Thank you all for your input concerning the turntable desired by the
school personnel at a school for which I am consulting.  We had a very
productive meeting yesterday and the short result is that the
administration and the theatre personnel really do want their
turntable regardless of cost or reason.

Therefore, I turn to the wise oracles again:

Kindly let me know of any private or public high school in the United
States that has or once had a permanently installed turntable in their
stage.  If they had one but presently do not, kindly offer an opinion
of why, please.  Please let me know of venues that own one but install
it only as needed.  Please do not include venues that rent one.

Best regards,
  Frank E. Merrill
  MERRILL STAGE EQUIPMENT
  Indianapolis
  Established 1946
  www.merrillstage.com          mailto:Lamplighter [at] tcon.net


------------------------------

Message-ID: <42FB6BFD.4050507 [at] hillinteractive.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 11:17:17 -0400
From: Howard Ires <hi [at] hillinteractive.net>
Subject: Re: Audio Power Sequencer
References: <list-24155928 [at] prxy.net>
In-Reply-To: <list-24155928 [at] prxy.net>

Matthew Breton wrote:
> So, yes: I'd like to get a system that makes it fairly foolproof. 

can't be done.  the fools are too smart.

------------------H

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Subject: Re: Audio Power Sequencer
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 09:46:29 -0700
Message-ID: <AE704B0123616D4BBE8BD0A464A0FD2925B358 [at] ESERVER.mail.local>
From: "Michael Finney" <mfinney [at] thinkwelldesign.com>


<<This may sound like an awful daft question, but is there a particular =
reason why you'd want to have an auto-sequenced power module?>>

There are no daft questions, only....oh, wait.....

Good questions TD, but we put them in quite a few systems to make them =
as idiot proof as possible (the problem is the idiots are soooo darned =
clever).  In a lot of cases, our gear is going into installations where =
the operating personnel are likely to range anywhere between very, very =
good and "somebody tell the janitor to go turn on the museum displays" =
(literally).  Power sequencers are an added cost, but we think they pay =
for themselves in reduced "accidents" over the life of the gear.

I especially like them in systems with any kind of automated control or =
playback components, as using the power sequencer insures that the =
"brains" are operating before anything else is (we use all sorts of =
other methods in cases where safety is involved).  Now if I could only =
find a device to install in my own head to make sure that the brain was =
operating first...

Oh, yeah - I've been spec'ing in the Furman PowerPorts for most =
applications, although I just used a bunch of the Middle Atlantic units =
and had no problems with them (not quite as flexible in regards to =
timing as the Furmans, but they were a lot cheaper...)

Michael Finney
Thinkwell Design & Production
mfinney [at] thinkwelldesign.com
www.thinkwelldesign.com
=A0



------------------------------

Subject: Re: Metal fumes fever
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 09:57:16 -0700
Message-ID: <AE704B0123616D4BBE8BD0A464A0FD2925B35B [at] ESERVER.mail.local>
From: "Michael Finney" <mfinney [at] thinkwelldesign.com>

On 8/10/2005, Dale wrote:

<<Metal fumes fever is something welders get.  Usually it is from =
welding something that has been zinc plated (galvanized) with =
insufficient ventilation.>>

Synchronicity is alive and well!  Not really on the topic, but maybe of =
interest to somebody:

I've been looking at ventilation requirements for a metal fab area on a =
project, and called a friend who runs the production welding line for a =
large motorcycle manufacturer's newest plant.  They set up the line just =
before self-darkening welders masks had become really affordable.  They =
started to find an increase in reported headaches and symptoms =
consistent with variants of metal fumes fever (I don't think I've ever =
heard the term twice in one day)...after a little investigation, they =
found that people who were using self darkening shades were more prone =
to this...a little more investigation, and they determined that the =
culprit was that users of self darkening shades were not raising their =
helmets as often, and were actually getting an increased buildup of =
fumes under the helmet (tiny, tiny little bits of fumes that had always =
just vented away when the mask was raised).  The added some low level =
fans to increase air flow from below the welder and the incidence went =
back to the old (almost nonexistent) levels.

Just something else to think about when setting up a welding area....and =
now I'm going to pay more attention to how long I wear my mask when I =
weld......

Michael Finney
Thinkwell Design & Production
mfinney [at] thinkwelldesign.com
www.thinkwelldesign.com
=A0



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Message-ID: <42FB862C.9000307 [at] peoplepc.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 12:09:00 -0500
From: Michael Drury <MSDRURY [at] peoplepc.com>
Subject: Re: Turntable installations solicited please
References: <list-24163814 [at] prxy.net>
In-Reply-To: <list-24163814 [at] prxy.net>

Frank,

Sorry I missed your original post.  I live in Indpls.  Please feel free 
to contact me off list and I can give you names of locals that might be 
able to help you out.

Michael Drury


------------------------------

Message-ID: <42FB8F0B.2E95D5E2 [at] cybercom.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 13:46:51 -0400
From: Dale Farmer <dale [at] cybercom.net>
Organization: The  fuzz in the back of the fridge. 
Subject: Re: Turntable installations solicited please
References: <list-24163814 [at] prxy.net>



"Frank E. Merrill" wrote:

> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
> ---------------------------------------------------
>
> Howdy !
>
> Thank you all for your input concerning the turntable desired by the
> school personnel at a school for which I am consulting.  We had a very
> productive meeting yesterday and the short result is that the
> administration and the theatre personnel really do want their
> turntable regardless of cost or reason.
>
> Therefore, I turn to the wise oracles again:
>
> Kindly let me know of any private or public high school in the United
> States that has or once had a permanently installed turntable in their
> stage.  If they had one but presently do not, kindly offer an opinion
> of why, please.  Please let me know of venues that own one but install
> it only as needed.  Please do not include venues that rent one.

    Write a cover-your-ass letter saying that it is excessive, and being
included against your advice, and make them sign it as part of a change
order on the contract.  And I have never run into a high school that
has a turntable.  Damn few colleges either.

    --Dale



------------------------------

Message-ID: <000f01c59e9d$b87533f0$0600000a [at] BRUTUS>
From: "Jon Ares" <jonares [at] hevanet.com>
References: <list-24163814 [at] prxy.net> <list-24165859 [at] prxy.net>
Subject: Re: Turntable installations solicited please
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 10:54:29 -0700

>      And I have never run into a high school that
> has a turntable.  Damn few colleges either.


I know of one high school in the Portland, OR USA area that does - St. Marys 
(private) downtown.  Don't know when the revolve was built - long, long ago, 
though.  The stage dates back to the 30's or 40's.  The revolve did spend 
many years broken, but eventually they got the money to fix it.  The 
director (who's no longer there) used it many times - I think people got 
sick of it, personally.  Every show had a 'turntable' moment for a while. 
The theatre just had a renovation recently (made the place even smaller), 
but I don't know if the revolve still exists.  (The stage was never that 
large to begin with - it had a small pit that was condemned at one point - 
it was under the apron, and there were grates (looked like drains) - not a 
removable cover.  Very 'period' looking space... as I said, early 40's I 
think.)

  - Jon Ares
www.hevanet.com/acreative 


------------------------------

Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 13:54:44 -0400
From: Kurt Cypher <kurt [at] cyphernet.homedns.org>
Subject: Re: Audio Power Sequencer
In-reply-to: <list-24164152 [at] prxy.net>
Message-id: <42FB90E4.7080801 [at] cyphernet.homedns.org>
References: <list-24155928 [at] prxy.net> <list-24164152 [at] prxy.net>

Howard Ires wrote:

> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
> ---------------------------------------------------
>
> Matthew Breton wrote:
>
>> So, yes: I'd like to get a system that makes it fairly foolproof. 
>
>
> can't be done.  the fools are too smart.
>
> ------------------H

Like I've been saying for years, make something idiot-proof, and the 
world will build a better idiot.  Works the same for fools.

Kurt

------------------------------

Subject: painting cobblestones on stage
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 12:13:39 -0700
Message-ID: <FCDE18CF571244479E0A078AE596BADC013357EA [at] ftp.elslights.com>
From: "Joe Golden" <Joe [at] elslights.com>

Trying to find an easy way to paint a 20' x 40' area with cobbles for a
high school show.
=20

Joe Golden

------------------------------

Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20050811121108.00cf84d8 [at] pop.west.cox.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 12:11:08
From: CB <psyd [at] cox.net>
Subject: Re: cellphone gas ignition 

>Better yet, join the Brits and a few
>others and drive on the left side
>of the road.

No, silly, then we'd just have clockwise tornados.  Half the people drive
on the right, the other half should drive on the left to cancel it out!
					
				Chris "Chris" Babbie
				Location Sound
				MON AZ

Delete key training and post trimming done by appointment.  Rates
negotiable, will trade for typing lessons/ADD treatment...

------------------------------

Message-Id: <6.2.3.4.0.20050811142642.03e25ea8 [at] mail.insightbb.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 14:27:17 -0500
From: Mike Brubaker <mdbrubaker [at] insightbb.com>
Subject: Re: cellphone gas ignition 
In-Reply-To: <list-24166850 [at] prxy.net>
References: <list-24166850 [at] prxy.net>

That would solve the overpopulation problem, too..

Mike

At 07:11 AM 8/11/2005, CB wrote:

>No, silly, then we'd just have clockwise tornados.  Half the people drive
>on the right, the other half should drive on the left to cancel it out!


------------------------------

Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20050811122646.00cf84d8 [at] pop.west.cox.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 12:26:46
From: CB <psyd [at] cox.net>
Subject: Audio Power Sequencer

>I'm looking to get a power sequencer for my audio equipment. It would turn 
>speakers, amps, mixers, etc. on and off in the proper sequence.
>My research has only come up with one model, by Furman, and fairly expensive 
>at that. Does anyone have a particular favorite?  (Chris Babbie?)

My alltime fave is the still the sound engineer.  Automation is all good
and things, but if you can't trust the person that you have turning the
gear on and off, you need to find another person.  Other than that, it
really doesn't matter.  I like to turn the amps off, one at a time, and
listen, or watch, depenidng on the amp, for the caps to dissipate before
moving on to other things.  Knowing that the disc is out of the CD player,
etc all play a part to having a thinking, knowledgeable human make these
decisions.  I'm guessing that you want the sequencer to protect the gear?
All the more reason to have someone who knows what is what have control.
If the gear is in jeapordy, you should have a human with knowledge and
skills on the task.

				Chris "Chris" Babbie
				Location Sound
				MON AZ

Delete key training and post trimming done by appointment.  Rates
negotiable, will trade for typing lessons/ADD treatment...

------------------------------

Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20050811123216.00cf84d8 [at] pop.west.cox.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 12:32:16
From: CB <psyd [at] cox.net>
Subject: Re: Audio Power Sequencer

>Patrick explained that when we book a group we charge them by the minute
and ask them how long the show will be then we set the sound system on a
timer.  The guy was impressed at how close we had timed the show.

!?!?! I dunno how good I'd feel about it if my show ran a few minutes long
and your system bailed during the climactic conclusion.  Or if it had a
glitch.  I'm sure it would *not* be a -rated rant, though.
				Chris "Chris" Babbie
				Location Sound
				MON AZ

Delete key training and post trimming done by appointment.  Rates
negotiable, will trade for typing lessons/ADD treatment...

------------------------------

Reply-To: <jerrydougherty [at] earthlink.net>
From: "Jerry Dougherty" <jerrydougherty [at] earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: cellphone gas ignition
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 12:53:42 -0700
Message-ID: <MHEOINPGEFHMGIMFIHIHKEDOCBAA.jerrydougherty [at] earthlink.net>
In-Reply-To: <list-24146197 [at] prxy.net>


-Sinp-

> Better yet, ban gas.  That will really
> screw up the oil companies, the Arab
> States, and a lot more.

I've been to Saudi Arabia twice in the last year on "Official Business" and
I can say that with all confidence that ther's not much more we can do that
they haven't already done to themselves.  Go juice or no go juice, it's
still like a Mad Max movie there, complete with crazy Aussie expats.

Jerry


------------------------------

Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 15:50:48 -0400
Subject: Re: painting cobblestones on stage
From: Steve Larson <tiptd [at] theatreinthepark.com>
Message-ID: <BF212458.700C%tiptd [at] theatreinthepark.com>
In-Reply-To: <list-24166794 [at] prxy.net>

You don't say who's painting.  With high school students,
I would start with the negative space- the mortar (earth)
in between.  Base coat and spatter some texture.

For the stones, take a large sheet of lauan or cardboard
and draw out the stones.  Cut out the stones and use the
cutout simply to draw in the outlines of the stones on the floor.
Handpaint each stone individually.  With several artists with mixed
abilities, have them randomly paint stones- a few here, a few
there.  This way you won't set up a pattern of great stones
here, poor stones there, and OK stones in between.  This
will give them a great variety.  Select a test panel that
can be done to show them highlight and shadow techniques.
They then can practice a few and then attack the real thing.

If you have only one artist, forget most of the previous
random crap.

Steve

> From: "Joe Golden" <Joe [at] elslights.com>
> Reply-To: "Stagecraft" <stagecraft [at] theatrical.net>
> Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 12:13:39 -0700
> To: "Stagecraft" <stagecraft [at] theatrical.net>
> Subject: painting cobblestones on stage
> 
> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
> ---------------------------------------------------
> 
> Trying to find an easy way to paint a 20' x 40' area with cobbles for a
> high school show.
> 
> 
> Joe Golden
> 
> 


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Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 15:51:57 -0400
Subject: Re: Audio Power Sequencer
From: Steve Larson <tiptd [at] theatreinthepark.com>
Message-ID: <BF21249D.700F%tiptd [at] theatreinthepark.com>
In-Reply-To: <list-24167057 [at] prxy.net>

Whether he was pulling their leg or whether you could
actually set up the system like that, it's a great
story.

Steve

> From: CB <psyd [at] cox.net>
> Reply-To: "Stagecraft" <stagecraft [at] theatrical.net>
> Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 12:32:16
> To: "Stagecraft" <stagecraft [at] theatrical.net>
> Subject: Re: Audio Power Sequencer
> 
> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
> ---------------------------------------------------
> 
>> Patrick explained that when we book a group we charge them by the minute
> and ask them how long the show will be then we set the sound system on a
> timer.  The guy was impressed at how close we had timed the show.
> 
> !?!?! I dunno how good I'd feel about it if my show ran a few minutes long
> and your system bailed during the climactic conclusion.  Or if it had a
> glitch.  I'm sure it would *not* be a -rated rant, though.
> Chris "Chris" Babbie
> Location Sound
> MON AZ
> 
> Delete key training and post trimming done by appointment.  Rates
> negotiable, will trade for typing lessons/ADD treatment...
> 
> 


------------------------------

Message-ID: <BAY104-F25BC7021E4EDDAB00360FDDABD0 [at] phx.gbl>
In-Reply-To: <list-24166794 [at] prxy.net>
From: "Matthew Breton" <theatricalmatt [at] hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: painting cobblestones on stage
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 16:04:12 -0400

If you want real depth, cut cobblestone tops out of 1/4" lauan. Paint a 
second sheet of lauan whatever base color you want; paint all the 
cobblestones and fasten them to the base sheet. Instant 4' x 8' sheet of 
cobblestones. This technique is especially handy if the cobblestones need to 
follow a particular outline (to work around flats, platforms, or set 
pieces.)

Although this adds a lot of detail, expect anyone in bare feet or high heels 
to worry themselves to death.

As an alternative, paint your regular stage floor to the base color you 
want, then create a stencil frame -- I sometimes use a frame of 1x3 faced 
with chicken wire, with lauan cutouts in the shape I want (brick, 
cobblestone, whatever) attached to the chicken wire. You may want to 
experiment and see if it works better to make a cutout of the negative of 
the shape you want -- the mortar rather than the brick facing, for example.

Make the frame as large as you feel is reasonable; if it's too small, the 
pattern will grow repetitious. Schedule some time to go in and do touch-ups 
to break up the repetition regardless.  Take pictures.  Expect the floor to 
get walked, danced, and soft-drink-spilled-on on the first day of tech 
rehearsals.

Hope that helps ... let us know how it turns out!


-- Matt

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Message-ID: <5a73bd8d05081113174ec35055 [at] mail.gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 16:17:56 -0400
From: Kevin Lowry <kjlowry [at] gmail.com>
Subject: Re: painting cobblestones on stage
In-Reply-To: <list-24167325 [at] prxy.net>
References: <list-24166794 [at] prxy.net> <list-24167325 [at] prxy.net>

Rosco also has a step by step guide to difffrent surfaces that could be hel=
pful

http://rosco.com/us/technotes/scenic/index.asp

Kevin

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Message-ID: <000401c59ebf$22968880$6501a8c0 [at] D4D3R151>
From: "Randy Whitcomb" <rwhitco [at] comcast.net>
References: <list-24167057 [at] prxy.net>
Subject: Re: Audio Power Sequencer
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 15:53:39 -0600


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "CB" <psyd [at] cox.net>

> !?!?! I dunno how good I'd feel about it if my show ran a few minutes long
> and your system bailed during the climactic conclusion.  Or if it had a
> glitch.  I'm sure it would *not* be a -rated rant, though.

I guess I wasn't clear enough.  He was joking.  Our sequencers take about 3 
minutes to fully cycle.  After he turned the key he began the conversation 
then the board shut off while he was speaking.


Randy Whitcomb, TD
Price Civic Aud.
Loveland, CO. 


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Message-ID: <b7318c4805081115125d9c9a20 [at] mail.gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 18:12:57 -0400
From: Delbert Hall <delbert.hall [at] gmail.com>
Subject: Re: painting cobblestones on stage
In-Reply-To: <list-24167477 [at] prxy.net>
References: <list-24166794 [at] prxy.net> <list-24167325 [at] prxy.net>
	 <list-24167477 [at] prxy.net>

To do it quickly and easily, I would make four or five stamps from
foam (with a plywood backing for stiffness).  Put each one on  a 42"
long pole so that the "artists" do not have to bend over to stamp
their stones.  make up several stone colors for the artist to randomly
choose. You should be able to get the stones stamped onto the floor in
no time.

-Delbert

On 8/11/05, Kevin Lowry <kjlowry [at] gmail.com> wrote:
> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
> ---------------------------------------------------
>=20
> Rosco also has a step by step guide to difffrent surfaces that could be h=
elpful
>=20
> http://rosco.com/us/technotes/scenic/index.asp
>=20
> Kevin
>=20


--=20
Delbert Hall
Phone: 423-773-4255

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From: "RD" <doomster [at] worldnet.att.net>
Subject: RE: Turntable installations solicited please
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 16:59:29 -0600
In-Reply-To: <list-24165927 [at] prxy.net>
Message-ID: <auto-000024169351 [at] prxy.net>

And one or two or three in one theater, high school, civic center, all in
one, just  outside of Phoenix. I inspected them. Very interesting. Doom
They have been there for over twenty years.  

-----Original Message-----
From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft [at] theatrical.net] On Behalf Of Jon Ares
Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 11:54 AM
To: Stagecraft
Subject: Re: Turntable installations solicited please

For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
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>      And I have never run into a high school that
> has a turntable.  Damn few colleges either.


I know of one high school in the Portland, OR USA area that does - St. Marys

(private) downtown.  Don't know when the revolve was built - long, long ago,

though.  The stage dates back to the 30's or 40's.  The revolve did spend 
many years broken, but eventually they got the money to fix it.  The 
director (who's no longer there) used it many times - I think people got 
sick of it, personally.  Every show had a 'turntable' moment for a while. 
The theatre just had a renovation recently (made the place even smaller), 
but I don't know if the revolve still exists.  (The stage was never that 
large to begin with - it had a small pit that was condemned at one point - 
it was under the apron, and there were grates (looked like drains) - not a 
removable cover.  Very 'period' looking space... as I said, early 40's I 
think.)

  - Jon Ares
www.hevanet.com/acreative 


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Message-ID: <000901c59eca$acfd7000$0f413b45 [at] Anderson>
From: "Robert G. Anderson" <rganderson [at] nctv.com>
References: <list-24169352 [at] prxy.net>
Subject: Re: Turntable installations solicited please
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 18:16:09 -0500

At the University of Northern Colorado, in the Theater in Frasier Hall (Now
the Langworthy Theatre, I think) a new theatre was built in 1952 or so with
a revolving stage built in.  Worked we while I was a student (through 1957.)
But I have no idea if it's still in use or not....sorry...Bob




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References: <list-24163814 [at] prxy.net>
Message-Id: <a87de38c91474ac741cb5ca60215c384 [at] email.arizona.edu>
Cc: marko [at] email.arizona.edu (Mark O'Brien)
From: Mark O'Brien <marko [at] email.arizona.edu>
Subject: Re: Turntable installations solicited please
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 16:30:03 -0700

A  permanent turntable is not where I would choose to put the money.

That being said, if the Owner/Customer wants a turntable for whatever 
reason, what would be the reason for shooting down the idea?  If they 
pay to have it designed, built, and installed properly, what is the 
harm.  You have given them the positives, and the negatives of the 
project.  Your have done your job, and what they decide to do with that 
information would be their business.   If you alienate them now, you 
will have NO input as to how the turntable gets built. Then they A: Get 
a turntable, and B: Get a shitty turntable.

My opinion only...

Mark-O

Mark O'Brien
Opera Technical Director
University of Arizona, School of Music
Tucson, AZ
520/621-7025
520/591-1803 Mobile


On Aug 11, 2005, at 7:45 AM, Frank E. Merrill wrote:

> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see 
> <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
> ---------------------------------------------------
>
> Howdy !
>
> Thank you all for your input concerning the turntable desired by the
> school personnel at a school for which I am consulting.  We had a very
> productive meeting yesterday and the short result is that the
> administration and the theatre personnel really do want their
> turntable regardless of cost or reason.
>
> Therefore, I turn to the wise oracles again:
>
> Kindly let me know of any private or public high school in the United
> States that has or once had a permanently installed turntable in their
> stage.  If they had one but presently do not, kindly offer an opinion
> of why, please.  Please let me know of venues that own one but install
> it only as needed.  Please do not include venues that rent one.
>
> Best regards,
>   Frank E. Merrill
>   MERRILL STAGE EQUIPMENT
>   Indianapolis
>   Established 1946
>   www.merrillstage.com          mailto:Lamplighter [at] tcon.net
>


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Message-ID: <BAY102-F230AE791B86140E99F3ECBE0BC0 [at] phx.gbl>
From: "Maurice Moe Conn" <t8rtekguy [at] hotmail.com>
Cc: Joe [at] elslights.com
Subject: RE: painting cobblestones on stage
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 00:07:52 +0000

I agree start with the negative space.  Basecoat, then spatter for depth, (a 
Hudson/garden sprayer works pretty good for this as long as you thin and 
strain paint prior to putting it in the sprayer)

Then get some knee pads  (for the knees) and several sponges and pound out 
stones.  Various colors on each stone will give depth and build in highlight 
and shadow, being careful not to make mud.  You can then add more highlights 
and shadow to get directionality later.

I find with a few same shaped stones or a stencil, no matter how hard I try, 
  I get a repeating pattern.

Last I find doing the above works best after rehearsal or on a Saturday or 
Sunday when I know I will have the space without interrupted.

hth

Moe

Moe Conn
Designer/TD
University of the Cumberlands
mconn [at] cumberlandcollege.edu
606-539-4520

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>From: "Joe Golden" <Joe [at] elslights.com>
>Reply-To: "Stagecraft" <stagecraft [at] theatrical.net>
>To: "Stagecraft" <stagecraft [at] theatrical.net>
>Subject: painting cobblestones on stage
>Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 12:13:39 -0700
>
>For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
>---------------------------------------------------
>
>Trying to find an easy way to paint a 20' x 40' area with cobbles for a
>high school show.
>
>
>Joe Golden



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Message-ID: <d983c4a05081120251cbee30e [at] mail.gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 20:25:11 -0700
From: Mat Goebel <mgoebel [at] gmail.com>
Cc: theatre-sound [at] listserv.aol.com (theatre sound)
Subject: "Wicked" San Francisco Tour Stop

Hey all,

Is anyone with the Wicked tour that's in San Francisco right now? I'm
seeing the evening performance on the 27th and would love to talk to
anyone about the show. Shoot me an email off-list.

Thanks for the bandwidth!
--=20
Mat Goebel
Audio Engineer / Sound Designer
www.matgoebel.com
Mobile: 510.693.1448

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From: rwhitco [at] comcast.net
Subject: Re: Turntable installations solicited please
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 04:22:16 +0000
Message-Id: <081220050422.25396.42FC23F8000226EF000063342200761438010C9B0708999D [at] comcast.net>

Yes it is.  Or was a couple of years ago according to one of my former students who was there.


> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
> ---------------------------------------------------
> 
> At the University of Northern Colorado, in the Theater in Frasier Hall (Now
> the Langworthy Theatre, I think) a new theatre was built in 1952 or so with
> a revolving stage built in.  Worked we while I was a student (through 1957.)
> But I have no idea if it's still in use or not....sorry...Bob
> 
> 
> 

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