Group: rec.arts.theatre.stagecraft
From: Christopher Jahn
Date: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 6:52 PM
Subject: Re: inverted roll drop

"Duncan Wood" wrote in
news: @lucy:

> On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:16:23 +0100, Christopher Jahn
> wrote:
>
>> "Duncan Wood" wrote in
>> news: @lucy:
>>
>>> On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:06:05 +0100, Lloydj
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sep 25, 10:14 pm, dancekal-td wrote:
>>>>> Agreed. I am just trying to keep it on track, for now. ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>> msd
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:54:24 GMT, "David McCall"
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> >Well, that can be good or bad.
>>>>> >Sometimes a thread will mutate into something very
>>>>> >interesting even though it is not sticking strictly to the
>>>>> >topic of the original
>>>>> post.
>>>>> >Of course, it is a good idea to alter the subject line to
>>>>> >refelect the new topic.
>>>>>
>>>>> >David- Hide quoted text -
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>>>>> - Show quoted text -
>>>>
>>>> Sorry folks, I'll try to keep it on track - I forgot the
>>>> original call for SCRIM AND that it is to simulate a
>>>> facility with fly space. Go with CJ's idea as a manually
>>>> operated oleo. Could probably use a sonotube to roll the
>>>> SCRIM on. LJ
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> It's still easier to roll it from the bottom :-)
>>>
>>
>> A drop, yes, a scrim....[[[shudder]]]
>>
>
> It does actually work, been ther, done it many a time.
>

And you don't get sag in the scrim? I've found that it stretches
after a few rolls.

--
}:-) Christopher Jahn
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