iron-counterweight system

…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, they pass over…

…also be found in the counterweight system. The latter, however, is considerably safer and easier to operate. Steel cables are used to support the batten. The offstage ends of these cables are attached to a structure called the counterweight arbor. With the batten lowered to the stage floor, the objects…