Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

head blocks

Italian translation:

rocchetti di testa

Added to glossary by Rosanna Saraceno
Feb 15, 2012 10:20
12 yrs ago
English term

head blocks

English to Italian Tech/Engineering Architecture Stagecraft
Il contesto: "The same arrangement can be observed in the Opernhaus Hannover, built in 1690. The grid was built in two levels; the upper level was for winches and drums, and the lower for pulleys and head blocks."

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Proposed translations (Italian)
3 +1 rocchetti di testa
Change log

Feb 20, 2012 07:35: Rosanna Saraceno changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/575956">Rosanna Saraceno's</a> old entry - "head blocks"" to ""rocchetti di testa""

Proposed translations

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rocchetti di testa

...http://guide.supereva.it/lavorare_nello_spettacolo/intervent...
un secondo rocchetto, più grande, posto al limitare destro o sinistro del graticcio, detto rocchetto di testa, sul quale scorre il nostro tiro per ridiscendere verso il palcoscenico...
...tutte le corde, correndo lungo il taglio, si raggruppino sul rocchetto di testa (o su due/tre rocchetti di testa affiancati, se le corde fossero molte), così da scendere verso il palco tutte insieme ...

Corrisponde a questa descrizione (vista dal basso verso l'alto)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly_system
The lift lines run from the top of the arbor up to the top of the fly tower, around the head block, across the stage to evenly spaced loft blocks, then down, terminating at the batten, a load-bearing pipe that spans much of the width of the stage.
Peer comment(s):

agree Vincent Lemma : Looking at the link and your answer, this is the term.
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Thank you Vincent!
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