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Mark Gulbrandsen
Resident Trollmaster

Posts: 16657
From: Music City
Registered: Jun 99

posted 10-13-2000 07:14 AM

I received some news form a friend at Showeast today and he said that Cinema Film Systems was taken over by its major lending institution on Tuesday and shut down. Apparently Krix Loudspeakers, which were distributed by CFS did some negotiating and took over the empty CFS booths at the last minuite.
Mark

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Mike Blakesley
Film God

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From: Forsyth, Montana
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posted 10-13-2000 05:30 PM

Mark,

Any word on what happened to T.C. Costin? He was with them for a lot of years. They were at the Rocky Mountain conveniton last month and had their usual big display. No hint of any problems.

Mike

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Mark Gulbrandsen
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posted 10-13-2000 05:58 PM

He mentioned to a friend that he has several options to do. One of which is as a manufacturers rep.
Mark

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John Walsh
Film God

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From: Connecticut, USA, Earth, Milky Way
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posted 10-13-2000 09:51 PM

Wow, they finally made a product I liked (the ESP-3 platter) and then they go bankrupt. Go figure.

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Mike Spaeth
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Marietta, GA
Registered: Jul 2000

posted 10-14-2000 12:17 AM

Crap - what is this going to do for parts availability? This would explain why we got a company-wide email looking for a cold mirror for a theater because the part was unavailable from the distributor for some reason.

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Steve Guttag
We forgot the crackers Gromit!!!

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From: Annapolis, MD
Registered: Dec 1999

posted 10-15-2000 09:55 PM

I heard the same rumors at ShowEast...TC was definately unemployed there.

As to the CFS reflector...since the CFS console was an ORC knock-off, how about using an ORC type reflector (now made by Strong)...anyone know about the parts interchangability between the ORC/Strong and the CFS equipment?

Steve

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Bill Purdy
Expert Film Handler

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From: Seattle, WA
Registered: Oct 1999

posted 10-16-2000 12:04 PM

I spoke with T.C. directly and learned that he was let go Friday, 10/6. He was trolling for a future on the ShowEast floor. Apparently there is little left in Upland beyond a skeleton staff for essential services. Their booth space at ShowEast was occupied by a large table which occasionally provided sort of free lunch as supplied by various suppliers to our industry who are in better financial condition. There is some rumbling that Dick Niccum is trying to put something together of a similar sort, and wants T.C. to join him enough to have sent him new business cards.

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John Eickhof
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Wendell, ID USA
Registered: Jan 2000

posted 10-16-2000 10:35 PM

It appears that someting is amuck at CFS, I got a call from the accounts receivable dept. today for an invoice for $238.55 that is 10 days old! The credit manager would not explain why he is collecting a 10 day old
invoice, but he was treating it like it was 6 months old! Kathy sent the check out today, I
hope this pulls

Gordon McLeod
Film God

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From: Toronto Ontario Canada
Registered: Jun 99

posted 10-18-2000 10:54 AM

LP associates have the same reflector

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Randy Stankey
Film God

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From: Erie, Pennsylvania
Registered: Jun 99

posted 10-24-2000 07:37 PM

So, now that it's official, what do we do to get parts?

I know that a lot of things in the CFS lamphouse can be had from other places...
Most of the switches and stuff can be had at electronics supply places. Diodes can be bought from Mouser Electronics. Fans and blowers can be found at places like Grainger.
I know that a lot of the rectifier parts are just re-labeled from Strong, etc.

It seems the prudent person would be thinking ahead and lining up suppliers for this stuff.

What does everybody think about compiling a cross-reference list?

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John Walsh
Film God

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From: Connecticut, USA, Earth, Milky Way
Registered: Oct 1999

posted 10-24-2000 08:13 PM

I was thinking the same thing, only for all manufacturers, not just the ones that go out of business.

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