hemp system

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hemp system

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Also known as: rope-set system

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Flying systems
…into two types: rope-set, or hemp, systems and counterweight systems. The rope-set system normally has three or more ropes attached to a metal pipe, called a batten, above the stage. The ropes pass over loft blocks on the grid above the stage. Then, at the side of the stage house,…
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…into two types: rope-set, or hemp, systems and counterweight systems. The rope-set system normally has three or more ropes attached to a metal pipe, called a batten, above the stage. The ropes pass over loft blocks on the grid above the stage. Then, at the side of the stage house,…
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