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Old August 19th, 2008, 10:35 PM
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Default Re: Vote for your favorite gobo!

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Originally Posted by derekleffew View Post
SteveB, not to offend the gobo manufacturers, but I don't think I'd buy an http://www.controlbooth.com/forums/g...e-reducer.html. Years ago, I had a metal shop make me about 50 in various sizes for about $1 each. I forget the material thickness, but they were sized and shaped so that one didn't need a pattern holder.
Yeah, good idea, but I already have bunch.

I had a Cuban Dance company a few years back, insisting on a rig full of 6x16's/20 degrees. Purchased a lot of 1/2 and 1/4's ap. gobo's instead for our (at the time) 6x12's. They never noticed and it saved a rental.

I do know of a tin smith locally, maybe I'll draw up a design and price them out, easier then dragging a gobo out of the book, loading to a holder, etc... bet it'll be more then $1 ea. though.

SB
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