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Author Topic: Paul Allen's Cinerama Theater Ken Layton Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1452 From: Olympia, Wash. USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 07-14-1999 01:37 AM                     Seattle Cinerama uses a brand new Christie Gearless projector as the primary machine with a Norelco AA-2 as the emergency backup projector. Dolby Digital sound. Booth equipment installed by American Cinema Equipment from Portland, Oregon.  |  IP: Logged Greg Mueller Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1687 From: Port Gamble, WA Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-14-1999 10:11 AM                        I've heard a horror story about a AA Norelco at the "Cinerama" that was being moved by 4 guys. As you know they are incredibly heavy. Seems these guys were carrying the head and dropped it smashing one corner. I heard it was "the spare" that sat behind the screen. I wonder if this is the same "spare" or if it's the spare "spare"  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 07-14-1999 10:44 PM                     So let's see, we have two projectors to choose from. The first being a Norelco AA2 and the second being a brand new Christie gearless. hmmmmmmm Wow, what a tough choice there. I wonder who made that decision.  |  IP: Logged Vernon Klingman Film Handler Posts: 2 From: Everett, WA, USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 12-14-1999 04:28 AM                        Brad, Listen to this. At the Cinerama the chain of sound systems goes like this; Primary is the SDDS. If it fails the DTS takes over. If it fails the Dolby CP-500 kicks in. Don't you just love it. Vern Cin-Tronics  |  IP: Logged John Walsh Film God Posts: 2490 From: Connecticut, USA, Earth, Milky Way Registered: Oct 1999 posted 12-14-1999 10:45 AM                     "So let's see, we have two projectors to choose from. The first being a Norelco AA2 and the second being a brand new Christie gearless. hmmmmmmm Wow, what a tough choice there." Yeah, really! Something's wrong with that picture.  |  IP: Logged Ken Layton Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1452 From: Olympia, Wash. USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 12-14-1999 10:55 AM                     As of November 15th, the correct Cinerama (Century) projectors have been restored and re-installed at the Seattle Cinerama theater. Pictures have been posted on www.cinequip.com and then click on "Latest Projects" then click on "Cinerama".  |  IP: Logged Bill Purdy Expert Film Handler Posts: 139 From: Seattle, WA Registered: Oct 1999 posted 12-14-1999 11:52 AM                        Your information is a bit out of date. The current primary projector in the Seattle Cinerama is a Kinoton FP-75E. The Christie was a stop-gap measure. The AA-II is still there for back-up. When this theatre was still operated by the local Sterling Recreation Organization (SRO) circuit there was a pair of AA-II's, but in the later days also with a platter. When the circuit sold to Cineplex Odeon, one of the AA-II's (the one that got dropped and that nobody wants to talk about) was replaced with a new 35/70 Simplex XL. ------------------ Bill Purdy Comonent Engineering  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-15-1999 12:12 PM                     I think I will don my pointed ears and get my pitchfork and get to work for there is yet no place tormenting enough in hell for someone who drops a AAII yet  |  IP: Logged

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