Fascinating, as ETC Express was a console I was thinking about, having sold like 14,000 units in the 13 years between 1995 and 2008. But the Light Palette was around $50K and the average Express just under $10K, IIRC.
I'm curious too. Steve, any recollection on what consoles Production Arts owned, and how many?How many Light Palettes did Four Star own at one time?
Errrr. Steve, it's been over 2.5 years!
Man, it took me a couple tries to not read that as 25 years, and was feeling really confused about how it could be anywhere near that long. I'd say 2.5 years is still pretty recent!Errrr. Steve, it's been over 2.5 years!
We had many memory consoles: Kliegl Performance, Kliegl Performer I and II, Strand Mini Light Palette, Strand Pro-Palette (a "portable" version of Light Palette--a really unreliable device) , ETC Expression, ETC Idea, ETC Obsession, GAM Access, Compulite Animator, WholeHog 2. We generally bought them in lots of 5. At the peak, there were probably more than 100 memory consoles in active rental. We never owned the standard Light Palette, because Four Star had a somewhat secret exclusive deal with Strand for the New York rental market. Only after Sonny Sonnenfeld became the Strand rep were we able to buy Mini Light Palette and then Pro Palette.I'm curious too. Steve, any recollection on what consoles Production Arts owned, and how many?
Especially for those of us of a certain age.Man, it took me a couple tries to not read that as 25 years, and was feeling really confused about how it could be anywhere near that long. I'd say 2.5 years is still pretty recent!
@SteveB, perhaps you're also thinking of BASH's Executive Light Palette--a poorly executed version of similar concept.
Only after Sonny Sonnenfeld became the Strand rep were we able to buy Mini Light Palette and then Pro Palette.
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