STRATA® Orchestra Pit Filler

Overview

Our durable, custom-designed STRATA® Orchestra Pit Filler is the standard. It provides incredibly strong support and frees up an amazing amount of space below, all thanks to our innovative column-beam design. It installs quickly and easily with just a small crew. Our acoustically dampened decks fit flawlessly to your existing stage to create an integrated surface that is extremely quiet.

The Wenger Advantage

  • Connects to your existing stage with ease
  • Pre-assembled substructure components make setup fast and intuitive.
  • Use of beams and bracing frees up a lot of open space below.
  • Honeycomb deck construction acoustically dampens decks and quiets “drumhead” effect.
  • Decks nestle side by side with existing stage to create an integrated surface that is extremely quiet.

Usage

Extends your stage and creates valuable storage space.

Construction

  • Connects to your existing stage with ease
  • Pre-assembled substructure components make setup fast and intuitive
  • Use of beams and bracing frees up a lot of open space below
  • Honeycomb deck construction acoustically dampens decks and quiets “drumhead” effect
  • Decks nestle side by side with existing stage to create an integrated surface that is extremely quiet
  • Available for stages as high as 10′ (3048 mm)
    For stages over 10′, please contact your Wenger representative
  • Deck corners are constructed of glass-filled nylon to help eliminate sharp edges
  • Deck surface options: natural or painted tempered hardboard, and tongue and groove wood flooring
  • Simple deck-to-stage connections
  • Leveling feet on all columns
  • Basic system meets a uniform vertical load of 150 psf (732 kg/per sq meter)
  • System can meet building code standards of L/360
  • Point Load Rating (will not leave a permanent deck surface marking):
      • – 1” (25 mm) diameter disk = 500 lb (227 kg)
      – 2” (51 mm) diameter x 2” wide (51 x 51 mm) rubber wheel = 1000 lb (454 kg)
      – 3” (76 mm) diameter disk = 1000 lb (454 kg)
      – 4” (102 mm) diameter x 1” wide (102 x 25 mm) rubber wheel = 500 lb (227 kg)
  • Meets side load criteria of states with seismic loading requirements

STRATA Orchestra Pit Filler

The Strata Pit Filler is great—we’ve been completely satisfied. It’s much less expensive than a hydraulic lift system and a better solution for us. Other pit filler systems looked potentially dangerous and time-consuming to work with.   Mike Nicolai
Technical Director, Oconomowoc Arts Center, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin