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<blockquote data-quote="Marlow Wilson" data-source="post: 16154" data-attributes="member: 47"><p>Re: DIY mini-stage/riser/platform</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>+1 on the document being a useful resource, but I will warn you that I have three continental platforms that I picked up from a friend for similar uses and while they work they are not what I consider to be a professional solution for mobile production. They are nice and light, but the issue in my experience is how you fasten the lid to the frame. Beyond this, they have a homebrew look that can be hidden behind a skirt, but still doesn't look extremely professional from a client perspective. Real decks cost $22 to $29 per deck for me to rent ($22 is for a day at one shop, $29 is for one day and up to one week at another), so it hasn't been worth saving a few bucks to roll up with a DIY stage. I think I can strike a balance between the two.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Here is one of my little ghetto decks butted up against a small stage I rented for this very last minute and low budget community fundraiser. I was only providing the stage and PA, (Their 'sound crew' did much of the setup, including using their behringer vocal mics on just about everything) but when it became clear 4 decks wasn't enough I grabbed one of my little decks last minute. The company I rented from only had 4 decks at their retail location and the production warehouse/office was too far to get to in time. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>*EDIT* I just looked at that photo and thought I should explain that the mess of cabling was not done by me, and those orange extensions are not mine. I provided a 100' of feeder, a trunk of NL4/NL8 cabling, a 50 amp distro, amp rack, Loudspeaker system, stage and nothing else. Certainly no orange AC or rats nest mic cables! <img src="http://www.soundforums.net/images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://index.php/fa/237/0/" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marlow Wilson, post: 16154, member: 47"] Re: DIY mini-stage/riser/platform +1 on the document being a useful resource, but I will warn you that I have three continental platforms that I picked up from a friend for similar uses and while they work they are not what I consider to be a professional solution for mobile production. They are nice and light, but the issue in my experience is how you fasten the lid to the frame. Beyond this, they have a homebrew look that can be hidden behind a skirt, but still doesn't look extremely professional from a client perspective. Real decks cost $22 to $29 per deck for me to rent ($22 is for a day at one shop, $29 is for one day and up to one week at another), so it hasn't been worth saving a few bucks to roll up with a DIY stage. I think I can strike a balance between the two. Here is one of my little ghetto decks butted up against a small stage I rented for this very last minute and low budget community fundraiser. I was only providing the stage and PA, (Their 'sound crew' did much of the setup, including using their behringer vocal mics on just about everything) but when it became clear 4 decks wasn't enough I grabbed one of my little decks last minute. The company I rented from only had 4 decks at their retail location and the production warehouse/office was too far to get to in time. *EDIT* I just looked at that photo and thought I should explain that the mess of cabling was not done by me, and those orange extensions are not mine. I provided a 100' of feeder, a trunk of NL4/NL8 cabling, a 50 amp distro, amp rack, Loudspeaker system, stage and nothing else. Certainly no orange AC or rats nest mic cables! [img]http://www.soundforums.net/images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif[/img] [img]index.php/fa/237/0/[/img] [/QUOTE]
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