They were given to a friend of mine who is a
theatre teacher at a local high school. The high school was new, but for whatever reason, they were given hand-me-downs from a
Community Theatre for lighting (in the form of old gray
Strand Century ellipsoidals). The
360Q's were to supplement their aging and dilapidated Century's. Once they got a package of Source Fours, Fresnels and
CYC lights several years later, she didn't need these anymore and since they were given to her and not the school district, she handed them down to me. I'm not sure how they ended up without lamp caps, but a few orders from
Production Advantage later, they're all up and running.
They ended up trashing the old step-lensed Century's and a few older
360Q's (the students called it a "dishonorable discharge to the dumpster") which is a shame because I would have taken those too.
That's where I got the SL's also. They were also given to her and she said that since she didn't have the right lamps for them, I could have them. Included were also 3
Altman #154 Scoops which I still have (I sold the SL's).
I also scored a bunch of older 65Q fresnels, but all of the reflectors were melted. I salvaged them for parts and pulled the lenses since the kit to fix them is over $50 and you can usually find a whole
unit for less than that on the used market. The 4 65Q's I have now came from a tradeshow booth warehouse where the client (GTE) left them behind for too many years. They were going to
throw them away but decided to
call me instead.
It really pays to spread the word that you're into lights!!!