[Usittne] USITTNE Digest, Vol 109, Issue 3

Thu Feb 14 17:40:41 EST 2013

Yes, excellent document. Thank you very much for sharing it. I only glanced
through it today, but I will look at it in greater detail and to inform my
own documentation.

Rob Mack
Technical Director
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA 01610
508-793-3455
Rmack at Holycross.edu

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> Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:54:07 -0500
> From: "Johnson, Mark D." <Mark.Johnson at bridgew.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Usittne] lighting inventory upgrade
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> Cosmo-
> What a great document! I have been on top of our inventory for the most
> part, but have to justify safety/artistic necessity by item, every time.
> Just replaced our entire sound system after 18 years-the speakers that
> came down [from their inaccessible location] turned out to have been
> several years beyond their useful life. Not in good shape at all.
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> I have maintained what I call my wish list that shows what I believe are
> the priorities, but I like your format better.
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> =Mark=
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> "Things fall apart, it's scientific" - David Byrne
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> From: usittne-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:usittne-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf
> Of Cosmo Catalano
> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 10:29 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Usittne] lighting inventory upgrade
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> Here's a link to a Google Doc I'm using to outline equipment management
> here.  Of course it doesn't guarantee that anything will actually be done,
> but it does keep us in the que for resources.  The real key is to update it
> every year and keep sending it in with the new information.
>
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvNh0IsoVlxpdDZKTXJpMDYyRTJiRURXbVBjRkVpdlE&usp=sharing
> In the meantime, we generally have some scraps of budget laying around at
> the end of the fiscal year, and we generally put it towards gear of one
> sort or another.
> Cosmo
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> Cosmo Catalano
> Production Manager
> Williams College Dept of Theatre
> Center for Theatre and Dance
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> On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 9:51 AM, Cosmo Catalano <ccatalan at williams.edu
> <mailto:ccatalan at williams.edu>> wrote:
> I have just completed a full review of all of our systems in response to a
> request from Senior Staff.   They are putting together a long-range budget
> plan and I want to make sure we are on their radar.  I've included
> inspection intervals, likely replacement time (10 years for lighting
> fixtures and controls--'tho we all are using stuff that is MUCH older, I'm
> sure) and also an indication of both life-safety factors (rigging, for
> example) as well as how important it is for our teaching mission (LED
> fixtures, for example).  Happy to share if if you'd like.
> Cosmo
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> Cosmo Catalano
> Production Manager
> Williams College Dept of Theatre
> Center for Theatre and Dance
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> On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 9:12 AM, Craig, Barbara <bcraig at holycross.edu
> <mailto:bcraig at holycross.edu>> wrote:
> A recent NAST report suggested that we should have in place a program of
> replacing lighting equipment in some sort of cycle.  Does anyone do that,
> and if so what kind of turnover, etc. is appropriate (to a small liberal
> arts college).  We have mostly Altman 6x's and some Shakespeares; fresnels
> and Source4 PARS.
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