Item 07: Jorn Utzon Sydney Opera House photographs : Waagner - Biro stage machinery and Siemans lighting

Jorn Utzon Sydney Opera House collection, 1956-1967

Waagner - Biro (Stage Machinery)
     
5th November 1964
1. First inspection, M.H., lower parts of columns for fixed stage
2-3. Inspection of part assembly
4. Gear box on the bore mill for next inspection
5. Manufactured parts for next inspection
6. Assembly of winch parts, for next inspection
7. First inspection, M.H., pully frame work
8. First inspection, M.H., winches for platforms 5,6,7
9. First inspection, M.H., winches for platform 5,6,7
10. First inspection by Prof. Unruh at WB's workshops. M.H., column hands for fixed stage
            
26th August 1964
11. Part of fixed stage Major Hall for the purpose of machining on the boring mill
12. Steel columns for guide rails and counterweights for the platforms Major Hall
13. Parts of steel columns for the fixed stage Major Hall
14. Boxes for the rope pulleys to be placed on the top of the steel columns of the fixed stage Major Hall
15. Basic frames for winching and pulleys Major Hall
16. Welding on a girder for the rope pulleys
17. Assembley of winches for stage platforms Major Hall
18. A set of rope pulleys for stage platforms Major Hall
        
Siemans (Lighting)
                  
19-20. State Theatre - Stuttgart - Minor Hall, stage lighting, control room
21. Grand Theatre - Geneve - Stage lighting, control room
22. Festival House - Salzburg - Stage lighting, control room
23. Town Theatre - Halls - Frankfurt - Main Minor Hall stage lighting, control room
24. Experimental Theatre - Berlin
25. Reiche & Vogel - Berlin, 21 October 1964
26. Stage lighting control equipment in testing laboratory (control desk in the foreground without dimmer levels, master control desk and preset control board in the background)
27. Completed sheet metal construction of the control desks before painting (control desk Major Hall)
28. Testing bench for the dimmer levers for stage lighting control equipment
29. Assembly of dimmer levers for stage lighting control equipment, working bench on assembly conveyors
30. Framework of a control desk on transport to further assembly (Control desk Exp. Theatre)
31. Dated 20 October 1964
32-44. Extra copies
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