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Author Topic: Thoughts after 1st booth time in 17 years David E. Nedrow Master Film Handler Posts: 368 From: Columbus, OH, USA Registered: Oct 2008 posted 11-03-2009 08:29 AM                        After taking nearly twenty years off from working in a theatre, I ran my first show a couple of weeks ago. We won't be finished with renovations until the end of this month, or the beginning of December, but we've been getting temporary certificates of occupancy for one offs. The first film-based event was a 24-hour horror marathon a couple of weekends ago. Here are some general thoughts... Having a rewind bench without dual drive control really blows. Plus, this bench has apparently been beaten with a ball peen hammer AND dropped from a two story building. 24-hours with this bench convinced me that I will order my Kelmar dual drive bench before we re-open. I hate Simplex SH-1000 soundheads. The threading path is really awkward and time consuming. I'd love to replace these with 5-Stars. Kinoton Spool Towers are great. To free up space for a second projector, we replaced a Christie platter with a spool tower. Ideally, I would purchased the over/under version, but we don't have the ceiling height. Even so, the side-by-side was a great investment. Renting video projectors sucks. I hate blowing a grand for a day, when that money should go toward the purchase of a projector for "permanent" installation. Hopefully, a community development grant we're working on will allow us to purchase a projector. We have a 107' throw with a 12' tall, fixed width screen, though next spring we'll be replacing that with a 16' tall, fixed height screen. So, planning ahead, it's not an inexpensive purchase. "Loose" splicers are rotten. I'm still waiting on a new splicer, so I ended up having to use the existing Neumade Splicemar. This thing needs a complete overhaul, which I'll do ASAP. I'll keep it around as a backup. I could swear they were using this to punch holes in sheet metal. The lack of port frames and glass is an irritation and uncomfortable. I have enough heat building up in the booth without the heat from the auditorium bubbling through the ports into the booth. Even with all of the above, it was just as fun as I remember. -David  |  IP: Logged Demetris Thoupis Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1240 From: Aradippou, Larnaca, Cyprus Registered: Apr 2001 posted 11-03-2009 08:41 AM                     Hello David, You did not get into a Digital booth. That is when the fun goes away  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-03-2009 09:33 AM                     quote: David E. Nedrow I hate Simplex SH-1000 soundheads. The threading path is really awkward and time consuming. I'd love to replace these with 5-Stars. HA? You are joking are you not ? You consider one extra sprocket to be awkwards? The 5 star is no where near the reproducer the SH-1000 is. 5 Stars typically have anywhere from 3 to 10 times the flutter level depending on the era of the 5 star. You have she same lateral guide roller in both reproducers. You can slso do sync motors on SH-1000s easily. I think if you ask any really knowledgable technician he would scoff at your statement!! Mark  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 11-03-2009 10:20 AM                       quote: David E. Nedrow I hate Simplex SH-1000 soundheads. The threading path is really awkward and time consuming. I'd love to replace these with 5-Stars. You sure that's not the other way around? You can't get much simpler than an SH-1000.  |  IP: Logged Bob Koch Expert Film Handler Posts: 183 From: williams ca Registered: Nov 2001 posted 11-03-2009 02:07 PM                     You are showing your time away from the booth worked to your detriment. Wanting a 5 star rather than an SH1000 is certainly going backwards.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-03-2009 02:24 PM                     Bob. I'm glad you came here and cleared up the air!!!  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 11-03-2009 02:40 PM                        I too am a sh-1000 person. Perhaps his are really really bad?? My remanufactured ones are just like new! (25 in stock) Louis  |  IP: Logged Dick Prather Master Film Handler Posts: 259 From: Portland, OR, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 11-03-2009 03:14 PM                     Well Said, SH-1000 is a very good soundhead. Would even take a RCA over a 5-Star. Dick  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-03-2009 03:35 PM                     I prefer the XL version of the sh1000 as the pad roller assemblies were better built  |  IP: Logged Bob Koch Expert Film Handler Posts: 183 From: williams ca Registered: Nov 2001 posted 11-03-2009 06:01 PM                     Gordon; Not much.  |  IP: Logged Richard Fowler Film God Posts: 2392 From: Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA Registered: Jun 2001 posted 11-03-2009 06:53 PM                     The majority of my soundhead service calls involve the 5 Star....a great income producer  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-03-2009 10:02 PM                     Hey!... I said if he were to ask a really knowledgable technician.... now what the heck are all you guys doing around here ?? I'll second that Richard! I stock at least a dozen of all the 5-Star bearings! Lots of them still in this area... Mark  |  IP: Logged Eric Robinson Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 538 From: Santa Rosa, CA Registered: Jan 2005 posted 11-04-2009 12:52 AM                     At least 60% of my Simplex repair time is consumed by 5 Stars. I thought I was the only one going through 5 star hell I like the SH1000 pad roller arms, none of those crappy springs shooting out or sheared off pins. The film path seems odd when your used to a 5 star; however, it seems simpler to me. I didn't know the vertical jitter specs were better on a SH1000, why is this?  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 11-04-2009 04:42 AM                     ...just keep the oil sump clean so you can see the oil level in the sight glass drop a bit with the brass gears swinging the oil around inside the transmission... Dang! I love "4star" heads! I remember seeing my first 5star in the early 70's and wondered who designed this POS!  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 11-04-2009 08:49 AM                        Gordon & Eric: On the "XL" version of the sh-1000, I enlarge the 3 screws that hold the bearing retainers to 10-32 Hollo-Krome and use locking nuts inside the oil bath. Strong and they won't move. I then slightly weaken the coil springs by removing a turn. They still hold the film, but they require less muscle. Louis  |  IP: Logged

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