ITALY – Clay Paky cites distributor and customer reaction to the new member of its family, the Sharpy Wash 330. For more product details, visit http://plsn.com/wp/product-news/10966-clay-paky-sharpy-wash-330.html
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A new member of the family joins the Sharpy from Clay Paky: it imitates its speed, weight and size but fills the space beyond six degrees making it a complement to the Sharpy’s beam capacity. With a range from 6.5 degrees to 48 degrees, the Sharpy Wash is designed to be the flip-side to the Sharpy coin. Designed for the touring market, the fixture’s 330W lamp equals the output of a 1000W luminaire and weighs in at 18.5 kg (40 lbs.).
Ambersphere Solutions’ MD, Glyn O’Donoghue says, “As Clay Paky’s exclusive distributor we know that one of their strengths is that they consult with real lighting designers to specify the feature set of their new fixtures; the Sharpy, and now the Sharpy Wash, are the result of that policy. We have been showing one prototype for a few weeks and have been blown away by the reaction from LDs and rental companies. It seems like the Sharpy Wash fills a void for rental companies as they have been placing orders without waiting for designers to specify them – it’s unprecedented!”
The Sharpy Wash appeals to end users across the live event and installation industry, as Ambersphere’s order book confirms. From TV lighting specialists and corporate event suppliers through to companies that supply rigs ranging from small to large the Sharpy Wash has generated interest from all.
Richard Martin Lighting supplies lights to the TV market. “From the success of the Sharpy we knew that the Sharpy Wash would be at the forefront of innovation and become one of the trendsetting products of the year,” says Marketing Coordinator Gemma Jaques.
RML’s Operations Manager Steve Wells says, “The Sharpy has been such a successful purchase for RML when we heard about the Sharpy Wash – we had to see it! The unit is extremely diverse and the multifunction aspect means that the lighting designer has so many more options. The concept that you could have a whole rig of just one type of fixture while being able to create a much more varied look, is potentially a very exciting one.”
Neg Earth’s MD, Dave Ridgway notes, “When we purchased our Sharpy Wash stock after a demo at Clay Paky’s distributor, Ambersphere, we already had confirmed projects that had requested it in their spec such as the Pet Shop Boys and Eddie Izzard, along with a sub hire for a long rental. There’s no doubt we’ve seen a lot of interest in the product; as it’s a small and punchy unit along with being competitively priced it will do very well in the market. Over the last five years Clay Paky products have become increasingly popular and reliable – we’re confident this will continue with Sharpy Wash.”
Noreen O’Riordan, Director at ENTEC describes the impact of their order. “Our delivery of Sharpy Washes represents a significant shift in the structure of our inventory. There’s no doubt it has changed the dynamic of what we have to offer clients. Although the purchase has been instigated by a specific client request, in a way that was just an excuse for us to make, what is for us, a significant investment in the Sharpy brand. Our confidence in the product is supported by the excellent service we receive from Ambersphere and Clay Paky.”
Martin Hawthorn of Hawthorn Theatrical Ltd., currently celebrating their acquisition of Anagram, says, “Adding the Sharpy Wash was a natural progression. This, coupled with its amazing performance when compared with existing fixtures, sealed the deal for us to buy an initial stock of nearly 50.”
