Portable staging makes big step forward

Portable staging that is easy to transport and store, yet is strong, safe and configurable into any combination is setting new standards thanks to the new Wenger StageTek™ system. 

StageTek™ system available from Black Cat Music is a refined smart staging system resulting from extensive research, engineering and technical advancements in materials and manufacturing. These technical advances have resulted in a staging system that is 20% lighter, stronger, easier to handle and faster to set up. 

Affordably priced, when it comes to stretching investment across multiple needs like seated risers and performance stages, this new system has it all. But there is no compromise on performance, comfortably exceeding required standards on three critical loading capacity measures for uniform load, point load and dynamic load. Plus it is easy to handle, lighter to lift and with nice smooth edges for safety it is really easy to set up too. Anyone can set up StageTek in minutes all without the need for any tools. 

Configurations including single or multi-level stages, thrust stages, choral risers, runways and many more options become possible in both scale and shape facilitated by a selection of different height, ‘plug-in’ legs. These simple to use, economical but strong plug-in legs secured by hand-turned locking knobs make hundreds of configurations possible to meet a wide variety of needs. 

A video filmed on-site with one of Wenger’s US customers, shows how easy it is to adjust the straps deck-to-deck and/or use the clip attachment. No tools required! The show choir are singing, jumping and dancing on the stage and demonstrate just how solid are the decks, especially with the center 5th leg attachment. 

When it is time to dismantle, legs can be stored on the underside of the deck and panels quickly loaded on to a storage and transport cart that fits through standard door sizes. Designed to save as much as 50% in storage space compared to other systems, StageTek can be wheeled to a storage place or transported to another venue. 

StageTek will now replace the Wenger Versalite staging system. 

Count down to Music Education Expo

There are now less than two months until the second Music Education Expo opens at The Barbican Centre, London on 7th February 2014. 

Sponsors Black Cat Music and MusicPracticeRooms.com are busy planning their exhibition stand [E19] which will feature a range of products from education equipment specialists, Wenger, plus a fully functional sound isolating room. 

Online registration for the event has now been announced by organisers, Rhinegold who say. “By registering online before the event, you will get FREE access to the Expo's 50+ seminars, workshops and debates, and the 150+ exhibitors who will be showcasing their best and most useful products, as well as the chance to network with up to 2,500 of your peers.” 

Follow Black Cat Music’s countdown to Music Education Expo on this news feed or any of our social media channels as more details become available.

Forget the Christmas lights – stock up on LED stand lights

It’s a great Christmas 10per cent discount offer from Black Cat Music this month. A dual-headed, bright white LED light that simply clips on to any music stand to provide even illumination of sheet music. 

The ingenious music stand light with adjustable twin goose-neck lighting heads, packs the illuminating power of 4 bright white LEDs that thanks to economic operation give extra long battery life. Supplied complete with 3 x AAA batteries the stand light is ready to use straight out of the box. So no disappointment Christmas Day if you buy them as a gift. Even better, there is also the alternative option of using the included USB power cable supplied in the pack. How about that? 

And on offer at just £10.79 plus VAT and post and packing, they are a steal. Now is a great time to brighten up the orchestra pit at an affordable price. Or buy one as a great stocking-filler for the musician in the family. But hurry, there are not many shopping days left.