Some fun things on Ebay

[gafftaper]

Found some fun things in the Vintage Stage Lighting bin of Ebay:

How about a Skirpan 12 channel light console!
Its got a sweet glow to it! Somebody's got to have a story about one of these.



Vintage Mogul Light Projectors... somebody want to give me a history lesson on these please?

There's the Celco 60 Major... a brand I'm not familiar with.

Hey Groovy Derek you've got to get one of these for your Den. It's a sound sensitive color organ light box made by Radio Shack!

Um Yeah.. Vintage American DJ product? "it might well date back to the 1960's or 1970's"... or it might not.

[len]

We had some of those helicopters in a club back in the early 90's. I wouldn't call that vintage.

Personally, I wouldn't call any disco light "vintage" unless it was made by Coemar or Clay Paky and built before 1980.

[soundlight]

Celco is still around, but I haven't heard that much about 'em recently, so they're probably not doing much business. .: CELCO LTD :.

[Pie4Weebl]

my uncle had a few of those light boxes in his basement that I remember seeing and thinking they were the coolest thing way back when I was knee high, maybe he is why I ended up being a lighting guy!

[JD]

Skirpan! Wow, I haven't even heard anyone mention that name since about 1978. I do remember them, used in small non-profit theaters.

Vintage Mogul Light Projectors? Heee... Old lamphouses from carbon arc projectors. Probably full of Asbestos!

Can't say I remember the Celco 60....

As for the "Color Organs", I wouldn't be surprised if Radio Shack still sells them!

The real surprise for me was the Helicopter Lights. I've seen them hanging around since the 70s, but never knew that ADJ had been around that long! Guess I never looked at one close up!

[derekleffew]

Gaff/Mark, you're an odd duck. I had been on ebay the night before and didn't see a single one of these items. Very peculiar that stuff most of us has thrown away after storing for many years of disuse is now seemingly commanding premium prices.

Skirpan 12 channel light console!
It's very pretty, but sadly, not in it's original wrapper.

Vintage Mogul Light Projectors...
Price is ridiculous, and as JD said, equipment is a health hazard. Funny that two are Strong and two are Ballantyne, which is now the same company.

the Celco 60 Major...
Oh the shame of your ignorance. At one time the rock lighting world, especially in the UK, was strictly divided into Avo-people and Celco-people.

these
Somewhere in my parents' house in Ohio is an exact duplicate, but mine used a Heathkit color organ if I'm not mistaken.

Vintage American DJ product?
Could be as young as ten years old. I've said AmDJ began in the mid/late '80s, by importing Ness products from Europe.

In following your links I found this truly rare, one-of-a-kind, and unique, mass-produced, covered in patina (rust), and containing carcinogenic material, item. Only $15 + $20 shipping.
Vintage 8" stage light is in fair condition. Item has some surface rust and paint peeling/chipping. Includes C-clamp and ceramic receptical w/original electrical cord. Sold As-Is for parts.

[tweetersaway]

My dad used to make light boxes like those ones from radioshack. They're not sound sensitive but look very cool none the less. all you need is a box, some funky plastic stuff for the front, tin foil, christmas lightsthat blink and of course, some gaff tape.

[derekleffew]

...some funky plastic stuff for the front...

AKA "fluorescent light diffuser" and available at one's home improvement superstore.

[gafftapegreenia]

In following your links I found this truly rare, one-of-a-kind, and unique, mass-produced, covered in patina (rust), and containing carcinogenic material, item. Only $15 + $20 shipping.
Vintage 8" stage light is in fair condition. Item has some surface rust and paint peeling/chipping. Includes C-clamp and ceramic receptical w/original electrical cord. Sold As-Is for parts.

Remember, if you stick it on a telescope tripod, you can sell it for $300.

[Les]

Remember, if you stick it on a telescope tripod, you can sell it for $300.

And say things like "this beautiful light is preserved in it's original condition from when it left the sound stages of Hollywood." ...Or middle school gymnatorium. Same difference...

[ishboo]

We have two of those consoles in the back of our old theatre, I've been wanting to give them a spin.

[gafftaper]

the Celco 60 Major...
Oh the shame of your ignorance. At one time the rock lighting world, especially in the UK, was strictly divided into Avo-people and Celco-people.

Sorry while I was in High School I didn't get called to do many rock shows in the UK

these
Somewhere in my parents' house in Ohio is an exact duplicate, but mine used a Heathkit color organ if I'm not mistaken.

Raise your hand if you didn't see that one coming.

[gafftapegreenia]

Pshaw, the coolest antique on ebay right now is this baby



check it out

[BillESC]

Ebay is a wonderful tool.

When Radio City Music Hall converted over to Source 4's I was able to buy all of their Altman 360Q's (just under 500 units.) I posted them on Ebay and sold everyone of them within 2 weeks.

[derekleffew]

Just curious, BillESC, would you mind disclosing what the mean average price was?

[Hughesie]

I hear you can get cheap behringer desks off ebay


only used once

or a nice distro, slight water damage

How about a technoray

[tomed101]

How about a slightly used VL3000

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8XaPVe8o4o&feature=related[/media]

Isn't that lovely...

[Stryker87]

How about a slightly used VL3000

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8XaPVe8o4o&feature=related[/media]

Isn't that lovely...

Looks like someone left the road case outside in the rain.

I bet he/she felt dumb.

[Pie4Weebl]

Looks like someone a stage hand left the road case outside in the rain.

I bet he/shethe shop guys felt dumb.pissed off at stage hand who probably saw nothing wrong with leaving the case out in the rain.

Fixed That For You

[BillESC]

Just curious, BillESC, would you mind disclosing what the mean average price was?

I listed them at $ 65.00 each, a few bid up but 95% sold at the original asking price.

[JD]

Pop Quiz:
Which of the following answers is the most correct:

You are on the road and realize that someone just knocked an expensive mover into the pool (Not plugged in) What is the best thing to do?

A) Turn it on and test it.
B) Spray more water on it.
C) Chuck it in the dumpster.

The answer is B. To be specific, you need to disassemble it and flush out the sections that got wet with distilled water to wash any residue off the boards. (Very clean tap water beats a sharp stick in the eye, but may also leave problematic residue.) Dry as best as you can. Unless the unit contains a backup battery, electrical damage will not start occurring until power is applied. Dry it out and pack it up for the shop. There it will need to be flushed with PCB cleaner, checked for corrosion, and lubed. Whatever you do, do not power it up!

I once benched an $80,000 Ikegami broadcast camera that had got dunked. It was not powered up and the owner was smart enough not to power it up. With the exception of the zoom lens, I was able service it and return it to them in operational condition. The lens had some staining inside and was sent back to the manufacturer. (Only the body was Ikegami, the lens was an Angenieux.)

On the other side of the coin are consumers and their camcorders, which often get wet. The first thing the owners seem to do is slap on a battery and see if they fire up!

And the famous quote: "It can't be that bad, it worked for a few minutes..."

[TimMiller]

I have had to dry out some wireless that have accidently gotten dunked. Along with as i have said before, my entire moving light rig. Rain water is one of the better things for lights to go swimming in. But a bit of careful time with a hair dryer and letting it sit, you can save pretty much anything, as long as it does not have a internal backup battery, then things start to go weird.

[cdub260]

In following your links I found this truly rare, one-of-a-kind, and unique, mass-produced, covered in patina (rust), and containing carcinogenic material, item. Only $15 + $20 shipping.
Vintage 8" stage light is in fair condition. Item has some surface rust and paint peeling/chipping. Includes C-clamp and ceramic receptical w/original electrical cord. Sold As-Is for parts.

I just got rid of 5 of these. I gave them to our operations department, which handles lighting and maintenance of the grounds outside the Bowl. Now they're someone else's headache.

[JD]

Nothing that a little EPA cleanup, sandblasting, painting, and complete replacement of wiring and hardware wouldn't fix!

I have had to dry out some wireless that have accidently gotten dunked. Along with as i have said before, my entire moving light rig. Rain water is one of the better things for lights to go swimming in. But a bit of careful time with a hair dryer and letting it sit, you can save pretty much anything, as long as it does not have a internal backup battery, then things start to go weird.

Rain water is not bad if the power is off. (Depending on where you are and what is in your rainwater!) Salt water is the worst. It's very hard to get all that salt out Any residue will not only collect water when the humidity is high, that water will then conduct when it combines with the salt.