Whatchamacallit…

The Language of Theatrical Truss & Accessories

 Share product names you use, not listed below, for a chance to win Tyler Truss merchandise.

Live event and concert production, specifically in the theatrical truss and accessories arena, has its own language. And whether its truss and systems for staging, audio, video, or lighting (e.g., box truss, pre-rig, lighting carts, hinges, base plates, etc.), in most cases, production professionals refer to products by the names their mentors passed along in their particular area of the world.

Whatever the case, Tyler Truss wants to celebrate its industry’s language by asking for product names you might want to share that you do not see below. Serious ones. Funny ones. Whatever you would like to share.

Below are the most common terms we hear with multiple names. Please comment on this social post or email us (Info@TylerTruss.com) with the name(s)that you call the whatchamacallits.

You just might win free Tyler merchandise!

Clevis Pins – Link Pins, Hinge Pins, Moused Shackle, Corn Picker Pins, Flat Head Pins,

Corner Blocks – Box Corners, Truss Corners, Junction Blocks, Bullnose Blocks, Angle Blocks

20.5x20.5 Truss – Ballroom Truss, MD, Medium Duty

Base Plates – Feet, Floor Plate, Gusset Plates, Truss Plate Connectors

Fork Ends – Nubs, Lugs, Spigots, Connectors

GT Truss – Pre-Rig, PRT w/Legs, 14x24, Lighting Truss, 5-Chord Truss

Gates – Widgets, Truss Spreaders

Heavy & Super Duty Truss – 400 Truss, Stage Truss, Square Truss, Rigging Truss, HD Lighting Truss, Tri Truss

Hinge Blocks – Hinge Connectors, Truss Elbows

Ladder Truss – Flat Truss, I-Beam Truss

Lighting Rack – Meat Rack, Mobile Fixture Trolley, Lighting Rack, Warehouse Light Rack, Fixture Meat Rack

Lighting Truss – Pre-Rig Truss (PRT), Touring Truss, “That Truss You Load First, Then Ship”

Pick Points – Truss Picks, Lift Bars

R-Clips – Cotter Pin, R-pin, R-key, hairpin cotter pin, bridge pin, hitch pin clip, spring cotter pin

Rigging Points (on the truss) – Lifting Points, Bridle Points, Attachment Points

Triangle Truss – Three-Chord Truss, Light Truss

Truss Dollies – Skates, Truss Wheels, Carts with Wheels

Truss Skis – Sticks