Bordoni Transformer Dimmer (1930s)
Siemens
Bordoni dimmers at Beaulieu Theatre, Lausanne
The Bordoni system at the Beaulieu Theatre, Lausanne (opened in 1954) was (in German) a Bühnen-Wechselstromsteller. Which seems to translate as the far less impressive-sounding 'Stage AC controller'.
We're grateful to Emma Davis and Martin Chisnall (who toured to the venue with Mamma Mia in 2016) for the photographs of the system and the documents.
Related Venues:
- Glyndebourne Opera House
- Vienna Staatsoper
- Nuremberg Opernhaus
- Frankfurt Schauspielhaus
- Beaulieu Theatre, Lausanne
- Braunschweiger Staatstheater
- Manchester Palace Theatre
Documents
Bordoni system at Beaulieu Theatre
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From Backstage Heritage Collection
Detail of the controls at Beaulieu
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Main intake at Beaulieu
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Master faders at Beaulieu
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Overview of the system at Beaulieu
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Tracker wires to counterweights (at bottom)
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Tracker wires to the dimmers
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From Backstage Heritage Collection
Catalogue & Journal Entries for Bordoni Transformer Dimmer in the Backstage Heritage Collection
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