ControlBooth
Wiki

counterweight Printable version

https://www.controlbooth.com/wiki/counterweight

This page has been seen 2,737 times.

1. Any mass used to balance a load. Includes stage weights as well as sandbags.

2. Stage rigging. A "brick" made of steel, cast iron, or lead placed in an arbor and used to balance the load on a batten. Also known as a stage weight.

proxy.php

Theatre & Stage Equipment Products - Manual Rigging - Counterweights

For discussion, see the thread Stage Weights.