Buckles Blog: From Henry Schroer #3

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Chic Silber said...: They had 3 very elaborate double

cable drum winches to operate this

center cluster so that each set of

pick up lines were double purchase

They were laced through the twin

sheaved trunion blocks shown here

Quiz on Friday folks; 07 February, 2012 08:34
Chic Silber said...: I just lied about the winches

There were 6 of them; 07 February, 2012 08:39
Chic Silber said...: Seems to me that the lower girders

were something like 80ft or more

above the arena floor; 07 February, 2012 10:23
Henry said...: I remember one of the polish rigger told me thet the had 90 feet
cable extensions on there blocks for the frames; 07 February, 2012 15:32
Chic Silber said...: Sounds about right Henry as they

played at a fairly severe angle

which made it all the tougher to

counter their weight in the swag

I think it was Tuffy that did the

advance & tried to warn about it

The office on 18th Street hired

some lame engineering outfit to

consult & sign off on it; 07 February, 2012 17:01
Chic Silber said...: Trying to figure out this heavy

line in the foreground that seems

to start well above our line of

sight & may reach the floor

Could be a drop (hauling) line; 07 February, 2012 18:57

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