SP Series  (1966 - 1979)
Strand

SP20

20,30,40 channel 2-preset in table / wall-mount desk.
40,60,80 channel 3-preset in seated desk.
Two groups or both common to all presets originally by twin pushbutton, later 3-position toggle switch. Linear motion master faders with quadrant scale. 
Designed for use with JTM Thyristor dimmers. 
The last 3-preset version was built in 1976. The 2-preset version continued until 1979, when it was replaced by the AMC. 

Related Venues:

• Ambassadors Theatre
• Bloomsbury Theatre
• Northcott Theatre Exeter
• Cockpit Theatre, London
• Theatr Clwyd Cymru
• The Young Vic
• Royal Court Theatre
• Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh
• Hull New Theatre
• The Place, London

See also:

• AMC Advanced Manual Control Desk (1977 - 1984)
• JTM (1965 - 1975)

Documents

SP20 / SP30 Datasheet (September 1967)
2 preset
[645kb PDF]
From Strand Archive

SP40/60/80 Datasheet (December 1968)
3 preset
[658kb PDF]
From Strand Archive

SP40 Datasheet (July 1969)
2 preset
[665kb PDF]
From Strand Archive

Rank Strand Advert from Drama magazine, Autumn 1972 (1972)
[838kb  JPEG]
From Strand Archive

1974 Spring Hire Price List - Page 10 (April 1974)
From Roger Fox Collection

1974 Spring Price List - Page 5 (April 1974)
From Roger Fox Collection

LSI: Classic Gear - SP60 (November 2013)
[External Website]
From Lighting & Sound International

Exhibits in the Backstage Heritage Collection

SP/40 Control Desk  (1971)
From the former Northcott Studio Theatre, Exeter
From Backstage Heritage Collection

Catalogue & Journal Entries for SP Series in the Backstage Heritage Collection

System SP (1966)

Remote Control - SP (1966)

Price List (1969)

MacRobert and Brunton (1971)

Rank Strand Control (1971)

Rank Strand SP & Threeset (1971)

What in me is dark illumine (1975)

Stage Lighting - JP/SP (1975)

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