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Glerum, Jay O.

Stage rigging handbook / Jay O. Glerum.

2nd ed.

Carbondale, Ill. : Southern Illinois University Press, 1997.

xviii, 231 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Succinct and jargon free, Stage Rigging Handbook remains the only book in any language that covers the design, operation, and maintenance of stage rigging equipment. It is written in an at-a-glance outline form, yet contains in-depth information available nowhere else. This second edition includes two new parts: the first, and expanded discussion of the forces and loads on stage rigging components and the structure supporting them; the second, an examination of block and tackle rigging. The remaining four parts contain numerous revisions.

Explaining his purpose, Jay O. Glerum points out that four main principles make up the core of this book: know the rigging system; know that it is in safe working order; know how to use it; keep your concentration. Glerum applies these principles to all of the major types of stage rigging systems, including block and tackle, hemp, counterweight, and motorized. He describes each type of rigging, then thoroughly reviews the operating procedures and ways of inspecting existing systems.

Stage machinery -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Stage management -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Theaters -- Safety measures -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-231).

TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Part 1 Loads and reactions -- Knowing the rigging system -- Supporting a load -- Summation of forces -- Bridle analysis -- Strength of materials -- Part 2 Block and tackle rigging -- Introduction -- Anatomy of a block and tackle system -- Load distribution on a block -- Mechanical advantage -- Lacing and reeving of blocks -- Inspecting a block and tackle system -- Using a block and tackle system -- Part 3 Hemp rigging -- Introduction -- the hemp systems -- The rope -- Blocks -- Pin rail -- Sandbags and arbors -- Jack line -- Spot line rigging -- Operation of hemp rigging -- Operation summary -- Safety-inspection summary -- Historical summary.

TABLE OF CONTENTS CONT'D -- Part 4 Counterweight rigging -- Introduction -- Single-purchase counterweight system -- Double-purchase counterweight system -- Miscellaneous hardware -- Wire rope -- Wire-rope blocks -- Lock rail -- Arbor -- Hand line -- Loading bridge -- Loading and unloading using a loading bridge -- Loading and unloading without a loading bridge -- Showtime operation -- Special counterweight rigging problems -- Operation summary -- Safety-inspection summary -- Part 5 -- Motorized rigging -- Introduction -- Systems descriptions -- Motor types -- Electric winch components -- Hydraulic winch components -- Hand winch -- Operation of motorized rigging -- Operation summary -- Safety-inspection summary -- Part 6 Cutting and knotting rope, attaching loads, special problems -- Fiber rope -- Wire rope -- Bolts -- Attaching loads -- Special problems -- Recordkeeping -- Operator training.

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