JR Clancy Rigging Report – Powered Fire Curtains
JR Clancy just released their latest Rigging Report and it has to do with some big changes made to Powered Fire Curtains standards. There are two new fire curtain standards in force, and both of them require powered operation for many more curtains than in the past. NFPA 80 Standard for Fire Doors and Other [...]
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JR Clancy Rigging Report: The Ghost Light
This weeks JR Clancy Rigging Report brings us yet another Superstition that we theatre people take to heart, the Ghost Light. While the Ghost Light has a practical use while the stage is dark, there is a deeper meaning behind it. Most theatres have a ghost. This fact is known from high schools in Iowa [...]
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JR Clancy Rigging Report: Theatrical Superstitions & Missing Catalogs
This months JR Clancy Rigging Report mentions something that almost every person in theatre knows about, but talks very little about it, Theatrical Superstitions. Why do we do such things? Why does a pitcher on a winning streak on wash hit uniform? It’s all about doing what ever it takes to keep winning or to [...]
Read More ...JR Clancy: Cable Management for Lighting Battens
In JR Clancy’s September Rigging Report email, they cover the topic of Cable Management for Lighting Battens. They cover the importance of proper cable management not only form a safety stance, but also a cost savings. If you work under light battens for a living, read this rigging report. It will make you think about [...]
Read More ...JR Clancy Rigging Report – November 25, 2008
In this issue of JR Clancy’s Rigging Report, they continue on the subject of Rigging Inspections. Last week they left off with the question, What Happens After the Rigging Inspection? Here is a sneak peak… Once a rigging inspection is completed and any repairs and adjustments are made everyone tends to feel good about the [...]
Read More ...JR Clancy Rigging Report – November 19, 2008
In this issue of JR Clancy’s Rigging Report, they touch on a very important subject in the Entertainment Rigging World, Rigging Inspections – A Yearly Requirement. Why is a rigging inspection so important to a venue? Haveing a rigging compontant fall at ANY time is a bad situtation to be in. Weather you are in [...]
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