Ztompsett Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Hello. I am an ex stage manager and am looking to help out my local school. Does anyone know where I might be able to get hold of any old lamps for a school in Lewes. They are basically using 3 Patt 123's and 3 223's at the moment - slightly limiting. They are looking into getting an extra lighting bar and quite frankly any lamps would be so gratefully used.We have as always, some limited budget from PTA funding. They only need a few extra par cans or something.If anyone has any suggestions I would be most grateful.Thank you Zoe Tompsett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Jules Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Without wishing to sound pedantic, (Me? Never!) I take it that's lanterns that you're after, presumably with lamps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springgrove Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 They only need a few extra par cans or something.Thank you Zoe TompsettYou'll usually find a number of PAR cans on eBay (I've just done a search and found some which haven't reached a very high price). Especially good value if you can pick them up and avoid carriage costs. Plenty of lumens from your watt from PAR cans, but not much subtlety. It might be better to keep an eye out for 500W Fresnels, although Patt123s seem to keep their value well - they tend to go for about £40 each. I would recommend usedlighting.co.uk, but Fresnels start at £55. Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Adam Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 what area are you in? that may help if people know you are local to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew C Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 what area are you in? that may help if people know you are local to them.She says "Lewes". I'd be looking at more fresnels rather than PARs, but that's because I do theatre rather than rock & roll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ztompsett Posted March 6, 2009 Author Share Posted March 6, 2009 You are quite right, lanterns and lamps! Thats why I was a Stage Manager. Thank you for all your suggestions so far I will check out ebay and that website. Zoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modge Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Also worth looking in this sites classifieds. I haven't actually looked right now, but things often come round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marti Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I have various strand harmony fresnels 1Kw and profiles 1Kw and a few prelude profiles 650w, ex hire, available for a good home... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StNic54 Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 It'd be worth your time to look up touring groups that may have older fixtures, whether it is a concert supplier, or a group like a circus that would sell off old gear. It never hurts to call a touring group or an amusement park or even an auctioneer. I found some autopoles in closed store in a shopping mall, and found out that an auctioneer had 15-20 for dirt cheap, because they weren't planning on getting real value out of them. Oh, and call up a lighting distributor, and see if they will work out a deal to sell you their old demo gear - sometimes as much as half off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleah Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Don't suppose you (or anyone else for that matter :blink: ) wants about 5 or 6 T84's in various condition? Seems a shame to have to chuck working T84's, but then I'm not sure T84's ever really did 'work' as such :blink: :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnno Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Don't suppose you (or anyone else for that matter :) ) wants about 5 or 6 T84's in various condition? As I don't know what a T84 is I just Ask-ed T84s: The T84 is a Ukrainian main battle tank, a development of the Soviet T80 main battle tank. erm... how would you fix them to a lighting bar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljoshua Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Strand T84 Profile Lights Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnno Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Thanks Josh. I'd worked it out but liked the humour of suspending battle tanks in an auditorium :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljoshua Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Maybe if they were props :) They aren't that bad actually. We have a couple in school and they have their uses. Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Pearce Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Heating the room being the main one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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