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Custom Design & Installation @ Crossroads Community Cathedral

The Rigging, Lighting & A/V System

The Crossroads Community Cathedral, located in Hartford, Conneticut, exists to reach our communities with the truth of God's Word, equipping a culturally diverse population to become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ. Crossroads Community Cathedral is a church affilliated with the Assemblies of God, serving the area of Greater Hartford Connecticut and supporting ministries world wide.

Crossroads Cathedrals' 900 seat auditorium located at 1492 Silver Lane in East Hartford, Conneticut

The Challenge

The Crossroads Community Cathedral had value engineered out expensive motorized hoists for scenery battens, and in turn wanted to add back in more cost effective scenery batten solutions. The structural steel on 20’ centers in the building prevented installation of conventional counter weight and motorized rigging systems with standard steel pipe battens.

Our Solution

High Output designed a rigging solution for linesets needed to achieve the necessary goal; two (2) chain hoist linesets and three (3) counter weight line sets. Both Systems used the new Vortex/Oaktronics A14 aluminum pipe batten which is designed to allow lift points on 20’ centers.

The Outcome

The use of A-14 aluminum battens in the rigging systems allowed for scenery linesets thus eliminating the need for more expensive miscellaneous steel, which would have prevented the cathedral from utilizing flying scenery capabilities for sometime in the distant future.