alyx92
Active Member
Hi all!
I'm doing a show where I'll have 4 Mac 700's on the FoH Catwalk. My question is about safely hanging them there. This catwalk has two pipes to hang instruments from: One 18 inches from the catwalk floor, and another 18 inches above that. There are no hanging positions underneath the catwalk and the floor of the catwalk is solid, not a grate.
So here's my options as I see them currently, and hopefully you guys can shed some light on this for me:
A) Hang them sitting straight up on the top pipe.
Pros: Easy hang
Cons: Bad angles (ie the light won't be able to go as far DS as I need it because of the tilt limitations)
B) Side hang/Yoke them out away from the pipe
Pros: Will hit everywhere I need,
Cons Difficult to hang, Not entirely safe, bad for the motors in the mover
C) Cheeseborough another pipe under the catwalk
Pros: Fixes all the problems
Cons I'm not sure I'm 100% comfortable with the electricians rigging that up safely before I get there, and we don't have money to hire a rigger.
I'd really appreciate it if anyone can help me out in figuring out what to do here!
Thanks so much!
-Alyx92
I'm doing a show where I'll have 4 Mac 700's on the FoH Catwalk. My question is about safely hanging them there. This catwalk has two pipes to hang instruments from: One 18 inches from the catwalk floor, and another 18 inches above that. There are no hanging positions underneath the catwalk and the floor of the catwalk is solid, not a grate.
So here's my options as I see them currently, and hopefully you guys can shed some light on this for me:
A) Hang them sitting straight up on the top pipe.
Pros: Easy hang
Cons: Bad angles (ie the light won't be able to go as far DS as I need it because of the tilt limitations)
B) Side hang/Yoke them out away from the pipe
Pros: Will hit everywhere I need,
Cons Difficult to hang, Not entirely safe, bad for the motors in the mover
C) Cheeseborough another pipe under the catwalk
Pros: Fixes all the problems
Cons I'm not sure I'm 100% comfortable with the electricians rigging that up safely before I get there, and we don't have money to hire a rigger.
I'd really appreciate it if anyone can help me out in figuring out what to do here!
Thanks so much!
-Alyx92