Installations - Recent Jobs of Interest

BMI's installation division provides services ranging from rigging and lighting system troubleshooting, to full system new construction and rehabilitation as indicated below. BMI is proud of all its installation jobs, no matter what the size or scope. Please feel free to call if you have questions regarding your system.

BMI Supply
BMI Supply South

DIMMING:
Kris Nutting

Lighting and Dimming Quotations,
System Designs, Inspections, Consultations.

e-mail:
kris
phone:
(800) 836-0524 ext. 206

DIMMING & RIGGING:
Greg Pilewski

Rigging Quotations,
Lighting and Dimming Quotations,
System Designs, Inspections, Consultations.

e-mail:
greg
phone:
(800) 670-4264

RIGGING:
Jason Melchert
Rigging Quotations, System Design,
Inspections, Consultations.

e-mail:
jason
phone:
(800) 836-0524 ext. 207

Questions regarding
your system?

email is name@bmisupply.com

Index

Amsterdam High School Auditorium / Amsterdam, NY
Buffalo State College / Buffalo, NY
Byham Theatre / Pittsburg, PA

Daniel Boone New Middle School / Douglasville, PA
Empire State Convention Center / Albany, NY
Fort Edward Union Free School District / Fort Edward, NY
Greece Athena Performing Arts Center / Greece, NY
NEW! John W Engeman Theatre / Northport, NY
Illinois Central College / East Peoria, IL
Immaculate Heart Academy / Westwood, NJ
Little Theatre of Chattanooga / Chattanooga, TN
Middletown High School / Middletown, NY
NEW! New Life Assembly Church / Rochester, NY

Palace Theatre Renovations -- Phases 1 & 2
Pittsford New Middle School / Pittsford, NY
Proctors Theatre / Schenectady, NY
Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) / Saratoga Springs, NY
NEW! Staller Center for the Arts / Stony Brook, NY
State University of New York, Albany / Albany, NY

Tri-Valley Central School District / Grahamsville, NY
University of Georgia Columbia State University / Columbia, GA


Place:

Amsterdam High School Auditorium / Amsterdam, NY

Scope:

New double purchase wire guide counterweight rigging systemand acoustical shells

Facts:

27 Double Purchase Wire Guide
3 Single Purchase Wire Guided Counterwight sets of Acoustical Shells
1,700+ Feet of 1 1/2" Schedule 40 Pipe
21,000+ Feet of 1/4" Galvanized Aircraft Cable
28,000 Pounds of Counterwight
2,400+ Feet of 3/4" SureGrip Operating Line
210 Feet of Bi-Parting Curtain Track
Curtain Legs on Rotating Drapery Carriers
Drapery Package Constructed of IFR Velour
Legacy Accustical Shell System by Wenger Corp.

Counter weight rigging equipment provided by
JR Clancy
Check out Wenger Corporation here.

Place:

Buffalo State College / Buffalo, NY

Scope:

Provide Lighting Control & Fixtures

Facts:

Emphasis 3D 1000 Channel Server. Insight ESC Face Panel
WYSIWGY Perform. WYG- it2 DMX Interface
Pocket PC WRFU via Wireless Ethernet Access Point
211- Conventional Fixtures. 10- Automated Fixtures.
24- Wybron CXI Color Changers
Various Accessories and Cables

Place:

Byham Theatre / Pittsburg, PA

Scope:

Rigging rehab

Facts:

68 T-track counterweight linesets, single purchase and double purchase
13 miles ¼" galvanized aircraft cable
75,000 lbs. of counterweight
3700 feet 1.5" schedule 80 pipe battens
6000 feet steel counterweight T-Guide
11,600 feet Multiline II rope
Straight lift fire curtain with hydraulic dashpot descent dampening

Place:

Daniel Boone New Middle School / Douglasville, PA

Scope:

Install Hand Winch Rigging System

Facts:

Four wall mounted Thern theatrical Hand Winches Sets
Stage draperies with 104 ft of bi-parting curtain track

Place:

Empire State Convention Center / Albany, NY

Scope:

Lighting Fixtures and accessories

Facts:

393 ETC Source Four ellipsoidals
342 ETC Source Four PARS
248 Wybron Coloram II color scrollers
12 Wybron 24-way power supplies
14 Altman 4-circuit ground cycs
5 Tomcat 4-lamp ACL bars
2 Strong XENON SuperTrouper II
116 stage cables, various lengths
Accessories

Place:

Fort Edward Union Free School District / Fort Edward, NY

Scope:

Install dimming and rigging system

Facts:

Two Desisti Stage Hoists with Connector Strips,
Three Jeamer Hand Winches Sets
Stage Curtains and Track
ETC Sensor+ Dimming, Unison Arch Control, ETC Express Console.
ETC Source 4 Jr & Parnel Fixtures.
14’ x 18’ motorized Da-Lite projection screen
200 square foot custom pit filler by Staging Concepts.

Place:

Greece Athena Performing Arts Center / Greece, NY

Scope:

Motorized rigging system, fire curtain, motorized orchestra lift, dimming system, draperies, orchestra shells

Facts:

44 Variable Speed Vortek Units with Vortek Automation
Controls by Hoffend.

Straight lift fire curtain with hydraulic dashpot descent dampening, by JR Clancy
Motorized orchestra pit lift with 20,000lb lift capacity,
by JR Clancy
110 custom curved and located orchestra shells
296 ft of Bi-parting curtain track
Curtain Legs on rotating drapery carriers
432 ETC Sensor+ Dimmers
3 Unison LCD Controllers, 21 Wall Stations
Emphasis 3D 1000 Channel Server with Expression Face panel
ETC NET 2 Ethernet Control Environment
352 Theatrical Lighting fixtures

Gallery:

Place:

John W Engeman Theatre / Northport, NY

Scope:

Design and install a complete Theatre Dimming and Control System

Facts:

2 --> SR48+ Dimmer Racks
1 --> SR12+ Dimmer Rack
1 --> Congo Jr. Control Console with Play back wing
1 --> Dell Laptop for System & Client Software
1 --> Wireless Access Point (POE)
8 --> Net3 4Port Gateways
1 --> Unison Architectural System with Portable LCD controller and various control   stations in the house and stage locations.

1 --> Unison fader station for lobby control
1 --> Control equipment rack in booth to hold network switch gear.
24 -> Custom Stage pin and Multipin boxes with network taps.
1 --> Lot of custom length multicable & stage cables.

Gallery:

Place:

Illinois Central College / East Peoria, IL

Scope:

Curtains Track refurbishment and Curtain Replacement

Facts:

Replacement of 660’+ of Theatrical Curtains in three performance and lecture spaces.
Replacement of 370 carriers and operating line on track.

Place:

Immaculate Heart Academy / Westwood, NJ

Scope:

Rigging Safety Upgrades

Facts:

Replacement of Four hand winches with motorized sets
Replacement of all dead hang chains with ¼” Grade 30 Proof Coil Chains
Replacement of all carriers, floor blocks and operating lines on all travelers and legs

Place:

Little Theatre of Chattanooga / Chattanooga, TN

Scope:

Rigging and dimming for Two Theatres

Facts:

29 Single purchase counterweight sets
Two Front of House Battens and four House Boom positions
1,300+ feet of 1½” Schedule 40 Pipe
11,000+ feet of ¼” Galvanized Aircraft Cable
1,500+ feet of steel counterweight T-Guide
1,250+ feet of ¾” Multiline II operating line
160 ft of Bi-parting curtain track
1,024 square foot pipe grid
1,650+ feet of 1½” schedule 40 Pipe
175 ft Aluminum I-Beam track suspended in a continuous circle with floor length draperies
28 multi circuit drops
Dimmers and Controls

Place:

Middletown High School / Middletown, NY

Scope:

New Single Purchase Counterweight Rigging System, Fire Curtain, Dimming System, and Lighting Fixtures.

Facts:

24 Single Purchase J-Guide Counterweight Sets
1,500+ Feet of 1 1/2" Schedule 40 Pipe
15,000+ Feet of 1/4" Galvanized Aircraft Cable

19,000 Pounds of Counterweight
1,700+ Feet of Aluminum Counterweight J-Guide
2,100+ Feet of 3/4" SureGrip Operating Line
Brail Fire Curtain with Descent Dampening
190 Feet of Bi-Parting Drapery Carriers
Drapery Package Constructed of IFR Velour
State of the Art Audio System by Brown Sound

Counter weight rigging equipment provided by JR Clancy
Visit Brown Sound's website here.

Gallery:

Place:

New Life Assembly Church / Rochester, NY

Scope:

Provide and install a complete working dimming system to owners as specified by consultant (AVL). Work includes hanging and focusing all stage and house light fixtures.

Facts:

1 --> SR48+ Dimmer Rack
1 --> Smartfade 24/96
206’ --> of Connector Strips
1 --> Unison Architectural control system, includes one LCD controller
1 --> ELTS emergency transfer switch

House lighting
18 --> ETC S4 70°
12 --> ETC S4 50°

Stage Lighting
18 --> S4 ParNels
6 --> S4 jr. 26°
4 --> S4 jr. 19°
12 --> S4 36°


Gallery:

Place:

Palace Theatre Renovations -- Phases 1 & 2

Scope:

New Motorized Rigging for existing Chandelier.
New
Dimming and Control System.

Facts:

Design of motorized hoist system for existing 1,800 lb Chandelier.
Removal
of antiquated hand winch system.
Installation of 3 synchronized drum winches to raise and lower Chandelier.
5 Sensor Racks with 48 Dual Dimmers each.
Emphasis 2D Control System with an Expression Control Board.
Remote Focus Unit.
Unison House Light Control System

Gallery:
Photo 1 2

Place:

Pittsford New Middle School / Pittsford, NY

Scope:

New single purchase counterweight rigging system

Facts:

24 single purchase J-guide counterweight sets
1,700+ feet of 1½" Schedule 40 Pipe
15,000+ feet of ¼” Galvanized Aircraft Cable
20,000 pounds of counterweight
1,700+ feet of aluminum counterweight J-Guide
2,100+ feet of ¾” Multiline II operating line
Straight lift fire curtain with hydraulic dashpot descent dampening
190 ft of Bi-parting curtain track
Curtain Legs on rotating drapery carriers

Counter weight rigging equipment provided by JR Clancy

Place:

Proctors Theatre / Schenectady, NY
Stage House Expansion and Black Box Performance Space

Scope:

Install Dimmer Racks and EDMX Infrastructure to support Touring Shows

Facts:

Full EDMX Control Environment with 8 ETC 2 Port Nodes
213- ETC Sensor+ Dimmers. 3- ETC Smart switches
(FOH) Emphasis 2D 500 Channel Server (Expression ESC)
(ARCH)Emphasis 2D 500 Channel Server with AMX Touch Screen Controllers
19- AMX Single Gang Control Stations. 48- Net Taps
Pocket PC WRFU via Wireless Ethernet Access Point

Gallery:

Place:

Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) / Saratoga Springs, NY

Scope:

New Motorized Rigging for Front of House Lighting Truss

Facts:

Design of Motorized Hoist System for Two Front of House Lighting Truss Frames
Installation of two 2,300 Pound capacity Drum Switches, Two Truss Frames, 14 Muled Lift Lines per Frame, Pantograph Cable Assemby, Connector Strips, and House Lighting Fixtures.

Motorized rigging equipment provided by JR Clancy

Gallery:

Place:

Staller Center for the Arts / Stony Brook, NY

Scope:

Installation of new dimming, archetectural, and control system. Including new distribution and new FOH and upstage lighting positions.

Facts:

1 --> ETC SR48+ Dimmer Rack
1 --> 6 Circuit ELTS Transfer Switch
1 --> Network control rack
3 --> Net 3, 4 port Gateways.
1 --> Unison CMEi Arch Processor
1 --> Unison Portable LCD Controller
1 --> Unison Fader Station
2 --> Unison Button stations, key switch
1 --> Express 250 Control console

88’ --> Custom White connector strips and batten pipes dead hung to encased concrete super structure of main theatre above recital hall.  This process involved extensive drill and anchoring to main theatre while following the inclined curve of the recital hall ceiling.

Gallery:

Place:

State University of New York, Albany / Albany, NY

Scope:

Re-rig electrics, replace dimming, distribution and fixtures

Facts:

Full EDMX Control Environment with 8 ETC DMX Nodes (6 Portable)
384 ETC Sensor+ Dimmers w/ Emphasis 3D 1000 Channel Server (Insight ESC)
ETC Unison Architectural Control with 2 Portable LCD Controllers
Re-rig all electrics including replacing an arbor to accommodate the necessary counterweight and 569’ of Distribution Strips installed
730 Automated and Conventional Fixtures
WYSIWGY Design & Perform

Place:

Tri-Valley Central School District / Grahamsville, NY

Scope:

New single purchase counterweight rigging system

Facts:

30 single purchase J-guide counterweight sets
1,700+ feet of 1½” Schedule 40 Pipe
17,000+ feet of ¼” Galvanized Aircraft Cable
21,000 pounds of counterweight
2,200+ feet of aluminum counterweight J-Guide
3,250+ feet of ¾” Multiline II operating line
Straight lift fire curtain
160 ft of Bi-parting curtain track
Curtain Legs on rotating drapery carriers

Counter weight rigging equipment provided by JR Clancy

Place:

University of Georgia Columbia State University / Columbia, GA

Scope:

Rigging and Dimming

Facts:

204 ETC Sensor 2.4kW dimmers
1 ETC Unison architectural control system
1 ETC Express 250 control console
192 feet ETC connector strips
42 JR Clancy rigging sheaves
378 feet 1.5" schedule 40 pipe battens
5300 lbs. counterweight