Gearhouse Durban was the first adopter of the Martin Professional MAC Viper profile in the Gearhouse Group when they acquired 12 profiles. Based on the positive feedback from Durban, the Johannesburg branch took a bold step and added 60 MAC Viper profiles as their workhorse profile.
Almost a year later Gearhouse Cape Town completed the hat trick when they started phasing out some of the more tired Martin Professional MAC 2000 profiles and switching to Vipers.
The Gearhouse team took their time and evaluated their options thoroughly. Factors taken into account were the running and lamp costs, the performance and reliability of the 72 units already in the group and finally looked at the Gearhouse Group’s philosophy to stock what is specified on riders for international acts.
Two weeks after placing the order with Electrosonic SA, the 24 MAC Vipers were delivered safely in the Cape Town warehouse and ready to shine over the busy December season. Andrew Gleave, lighting operations manager for the Cape Town branch was very pleased, but not without reservations over his new toys. All for good reason; there is every possibility that his precious cargo will be snapped up by other branches when necessary for larger events, because keeping up with demand for Vipers in the country can be difficult. “It’s a nice problem to have, though,’ comments Gleave.
