Recent content by Kernsey

Yeah we were doing follies recently, which is why I didn't see your reply earlier! My head was spinning at that time. I would've loved to meet you, as I always enjoy making connections. Since my last post on this thread, I've replaced that spot line with a new poly rope which should be adequate...

Wow, this guy sounds very intriguing! Thanks for the link up. It'd be cool to learn a thing or two from someone who works in such an old theater.

Thank you all for the continued support. This is a huge gray area for me, so all this help is truly teaching me a lot.I've called the local rigging experts that @derekleffew suggested, and I've been given the green light from my boss to schedule an inspection. I'll be sure to bring up that...

@Ben Stiegler Thank you for that information! For the past 3-or-so weeks that I've been employed here, I've been exploring as much of the facility as I can with a primary goal of safety in mind. Knowing this theater is on the National Register of Historic Places certainly means there is plenty...

All,That's exactly right, it is the Marion Palace Theatre, and we are a non-profit in Marion Ohio. The possibility of the same issue happening again is precisely why I started this thread. Thank you guys for your quick responses!@What Rigger? We do have those JR Clancy Cable Cradles, however...

Hi Control Booth community. This is my first post so bear with me here, as I went to school for Music Technology and I am fairly new to theatre.I was hired recently as the TD for a theater built in 1928, and last night one of the snakes of cable on one of my electrics battens had fallen to the...