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VLS at USITT

Get Your Free Floor Pass to USITT 2010

Hoping to Attend USITT 2010 in Kansas City, Missouri? You can get a free Stage Expo Floor Pass from Vincent Lighting Systems.

Vincent Lighting will be in Booth 810, displaying the latest items available from Vari-Lite, Strand Lighting, Strand-Selecon and Color Kinetics. Stop by early to get the best giveways. Enjoy four full days and nights of activities, sessions, exhibitions, blockbuster speakers, and social events which mark USITT's 50th anniversary.

Guest speakers include Sally Struthers, Jennifer Tipton and Walt Disney Entertainment Vice President François Leroux. In addition to the variety of educational sessions, don't miss this opportunity to network with industry professionals, visit the Old and New Product Showcase and experience the Tech Olympics.

New Employee Alex Lampe

Introducing Alex Lampe

We're pleased to announce that Alex Lampe has joined the Cincinnati office as the new Rental Shop Manager.

Alex was first introduced to us as a student at McNicholas High School in Cincinnati, which has produced other VLS employees as well. She went on to pursue a BA in Theatre at Bowling Green State University and graduated Magna Cum Laude.

Alex has worked for various production companies and even interned for Cirque du Soleil - Mysteré. All impressive, but we think her greatest accomplishment is that she has worked part-time for Vincent Lighting for the past six years (biased? Maybe a little bit). While Alex may be new to the full-time staff, we're sure many customers will appreciate her level of experience, familiar face and exceptional service.

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Broken Clamp

The Importance of Safety Cable

Is your audience in danger? The photo above of a broken c-clamp was taken a few years back. Thankfully, it was holding a shin buster, so the fixture was low to the ground. Had it been 20 feet off the floor, however, the audience would have been safe, because the theatre's technical director insisted on using safety cables for all fixtures.

Although our manufacturers make every effort to provide high-quality c-clamps, sometimes they break due to old age, stress (overtightening c-clamps can create torque that causes stress) or even casting flaws. A safety cable, made of 1/8" galvanized aircraft cable, wraps around the fixture yoke and the pipe or truss, and catches the falling fixture if the c-clamp fails. This simple cable costs as little as $3, yet can save anyone below from injury or death.

The best way to protect yourself from the potential danger of falling lights is to inspect and replace any old or stressed c-clamps, and insist that every instrument you have has its own safety cable.

Ruby's Picks
All Clearance Items 5% Off

Spring-Cleaning Specials

That Ruby! She's so efficient. Even as the snow flies, she's in the warehouse, spring-cleaning (you should see her with a broom!).

We need to clear out our overstocked and clearance items. Many items have been marked down 15% already, but this month only, we're taking an additional 5% off items from our Clearance List.

The March Clearance Special includes:

  • Leviton/NSI DDs 6000 Multiplex dimmer with 4 channels (dual Edison), 1200W per channel not to exceed 1800W total
  • Lightronics AS40D with 4 channel (Single Edison), 600W per channel not to exceed 2400W total
  • IPS Bak Pak dimmers, Single Circuit (bare leads or stagepin output). 750W and 1200W capacities available
  • Diversitronics Super Strobe 50, 4 pin remote sold separately
  • Diversitronics Mighty Lite 1000 Compact DMX controllable strobe
  • Flamex (Classic) Last month we offered savings on the new Flamex formulas. But we still have a case of the old stuff. Skimp on price, not on safety. "Old formula" W40 and C33 Flamex products are discounted until stock is depleted.
  • 75W GE brand Par30 Blacklite UV effects flood lamps. More than 40 other lamp types are being discounted this month. More than 400 lamps are available at our lowest price ever.

p.s. Ruby wants to remind you that her third birthday is on March 17th - Saint Patrick's Day. She certainly wouldn't turn her nose away from a puppy treat or two ...





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