Budget Manager wants all the 1950's Leko’s in the house to be RGBW in matching the chandeliers (A Go!), so as to keep effect going in control and colors, and also continue the old look for the space. My ears perked up in staying out of the big boss’s conversation.... can do this - I know someone (in pointing at me all in the meeting knew). The week before, me in presenting a RGB 4.5x6.5 Hub radial (Altman 360 series) fixture I had just re-done and fitted with a E-26 based RGB self color changing lamp. Total luck and sales I had in the previous week given them this fixture as per a prop light they now want all the old Leko's in the space to be.
Interesting... the Budget Manager, as did the House Manager a week before the Leko was presented to, were pulling on the Leko’s shutters in asking is this what changes the color? Difficult to explain quickly on the spot in holding attention of the money people the purpose of a Leko shutter. No, this lever doesn’t adjust the color....
Type 1368 Kliegl Leko 8" Leko with step lens a prototype. Amongst a bunch more 1950's / early 1960's fixtures from 8" to 4.1/2" all to go individually addressed RGBW prop lights to match the theater’s chandeliers in each of 12 lamps, and the bottom wash light RGBW pendant. No real output from any lamps on the chandeliers, except for from the pendant, the new lighting grid and movers and PAR’s will do this for the stage, as will the other ceiling lights added.. There will be discussions about the need for at least two actual leko positions, and at least one in the ceiling positions, before wiring of the FOH is done. Have to fight my "PAR and Go" boss on this.
The ask was like bringing together what I have in the past years on old lights for free in bulk verses LED stuff done for pay, together as one. I do a lot of LED stuff, and I also restore a bunch of old lights. Paid gig also now in restoring lights? Just very difficult in preserving some I don’t have for the museum, verses providing prop lights for their needs. Broken lenses, or wrong lenses also a challenge - someone installed a 6" Fresnel lens to replace a step lens for instance, and all the 4.5" front lenses are cracked. To make this work, I will have to pull from donation stock two Altman 360 fixtures already restored & take them apart for re-painting & color matching. A shame, but not enough 4.5x6.5 lenses to make 4 of 6, and this in math will ensure one for the museum. That plus I was the only one to note there was a Altman 360Q 6x9 fixture hanging in the house amongst other 4.5" Leko’s. #6 missing Leko showed up, but has problems. Noboy will not the change of fixture and it will look correct design wise. This among house boom corner problems in what is what. I have a very decorative plot... have to Management get this done.
Theatrical display of various 1950's lights, there is enough stock between me in surplus and them to make this happen in even going 6x12 for poper prop lighting for the position.., and also provide examples for the museum. Going RGB for the light source, I have done... but not on budget to fix the fixtures and make them RGBW DMX before... Glad for the fun project. Short time in me four days a week and late hours living out there, than coming back to the shop for parts or to work in it two hours away when not on-site. Have a great assistant to help at the shop, especially while I'm on-site. But needs instruction for how to do what is needed. No problem in he will as per a roadie, but in spare time trained in what my department does... he will do it well. Already shown himself to be a great painter, and good at wiring. All my normal people are laid off. Adventure!!! Have to make some Altman 360 radials become Hub - a challenge, but my assistant has proven so far to be up to the challenge in other paintings.
Life coming together on this project old/new. Hard work for younger people I normally would have do for me soon coming up.
TBA if the Osram RGBW node at $26.00 will work out, verses the 3+x more output also Osram node for also 3x the price. Showing the protype will be Wendsday. Tomorrow add the nodes, resistors and PSU's a and decoders to a restored 1950's 8" Leko. Hopefully I have the bench focus correct and most efficient to the filament center.
Interesting... the Budget Manager, as did the House Manager a week before the Leko was presented to, were pulling on the Leko’s shutters in asking is this what changes the color? Difficult to explain quickly on the spot in holding attention of the money people the purpose of a Leko shutter. No, this lever doesn’t adjust the color....
Type 1368 Kliegl Leko 8" Leko with step lens a prototype. Amongst a bunch more 1950's / early 1960's fixtures from 8" to 4.1/2" all to go individually addressed RGBW prop lights to match the theater’s chandeliers in each of 12 lamps, and the bottom wash light RGBW pendant. No real output from any lamps on the chandeliers, except for from the pendant, the new lighting grid and movers and PAR’s will do this for the stage, as will the other ceiling lights added.. There will be discussions about the need for at least two actual leko positions, and at least one in the ceiling positions, before wiring of the FOH is done. Have to fight my "PAR and Go" boss on this.
The ask was like bringing together what I have in the past years on old lights for free in bulk verses LED stuff done for pay, together as one. I do a lot of LED stuff, and I also restore a bunch of old lights. Paid gig also now in restoring lights? Just very difficult in preserving some I don’t have for the museum, verses providing prop lights for their needs. Broken lenses, or wrong lenses also a challenge - someone installed a 6" Fresnel lens to replace a step lens for instance, and all the 4.5" front lenses are cracked. To make this work, I will have to pull from donation stock two Altman 360 fixtures already restored & take them apart for re-painting & color matching. A shame, but not enough 4.5x6.5 lenses to make 4 of 6, and this in math will ensure one for the museum. That plus I was the only one to note there was a Altman 360Q 6x9 fixture hanging in the house amongst other 4.5" Leko’s. #6 missing Leko showed up, but has problems. Noboy will not the change of fixture and it will look correct design wise. This among house boom corner problems in what is what. I have a very decorative plot... have to Management get this done.
Theatrical display of various 1950's lights, there is enough stock between me in surplus and them to make this happen in even going 6x12 for poper prop lighting for the position.., and also provide examples for the museum. Going RGB for the light source, I have done... but not on budget to fix the fixtures and make them RGBW DMX before... Glad for the fun project. Short time in me four days a week and late hours living out there, than coming back to the shop for parts or to work in it two hours away when not on-site. Have a great assistant to help at the shop, especially while I'm on-site. But needs instruction for how to do what is needed. No problem in he will as per a roadie, but in spare time trained in what my department does... he will do it well. Already shown himself to be a great painter, and good at wiring. All my normal people are laid off. Adventure!!! Have to make some Altman 360 radials become Hub - a challenge, but my assistant has proven so far to be up to the challenge in other paintings.
Life coming together on this project old/new. Hard work for younger people I normally would have do for me soon coming up.
TBA if the Osram RGBW node at $26.00 will work out, verses the 3+x more output also Osram node for also 3x the price. Showing the protype will be Wendsday. Tomorrow add the nodes, resistors and PSU's a and decoders to a restored 1950's 8" Leko. Hopefully I have the bench focus correct and most efficient to the filament center.
