CHALLENGEEquip new high school music suite, theatre department and auditorium with rehearsal and performance equipment.

WENGER SOLUTIONAssisting music faculty with product selections to meet current needs and future growth. Providing furnishings and equipment with coordinated aesthetics. Designing and installing optimal arrangement of instrument cabinets.

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BLUE VALLEY SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL, OVERLAND PARK, KSPROJECT CASE STUDY

“Wenger equipment is sturdy and very easy to use. It’s worth paying a little bit more when you know something is going to last.” – Susan Scheibler

Fine Arts Coordinator and Choir DirectorLEGACY® ACOUSTICAL SHELL, VERSALITE®

STAGING, STAGE BOXESVERSALITE® STAGING

LEGACY® ACOUSTICAL SHELL, STUDENT CHAIRS AND CLASSIC 50® MUSIC STANDS

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BENEFITS • Innovative,user-friendlyequipmentreduceshandlingtime • Durable,well-engineeredproductsdeliverlong-termvalue• Mobile,flexiblestagingplatformsservemultipleusesaroundschool • Choralrisersandacousticalshellenhanceconcertexperience• Customorchestrapitfillerexpandsstagebeautifully • Adaptabletheatrefurnitureoffersversatilityandcomfort

HIGHLIGHTS

PRODUCT L ISTVersalite®Platforms,StageBoxes,Signature®ChoralRisers,Legacy®AcousticalShells,StudentChairs,Classic50®Stands,Move&StoreCarts,PortableAudienceChairs,Conductor’sSystem,PercussionWorkstation,Markerboards,StereoWorkstations,InstrumentStorageCabinets,StringBassRack, GearBoss®TeamCarts™,CustomSTRATA®PitFillerandSound-IsolatingMusicPracticeRooms.

“WhenorderingWenger,Ithinkthequalityandthehistoryoftheprod-uctsspeaksforitself,”saysSusanScheibler,FineArtsCoordinatorandChoirDirectoratBlueValleySouthwestHighSchool,OverlandPark,KS.

Scheiblerorderedeverythingforthisnewschool’schoir,bandand orchestraprograms,drawingonherpreviousexperiencewithWengerequipment.Whenmakingpurchasedecisions,sheconsideredwhatequipment would save time and help students and performances be successful.Shealsorecalledherexperiencewithlookalikeproducts.

“Theothercatalogsoradsmightlookgood,butwhenyouactuallytrytheproductit’sdifficulttouseornotassturdy,”commentsScheibler,addingthatWengerequipmentisdurableandveryeasytouse.

“Peoplearewillingtopayalittlebitmoreiftheyknowsomething’sgoingtolast,ratherthanspendingone-thirdlessmoneyandknowingthey’llhavetoturnaroundandbuyitagain,”Scheiblercontends.

HavingseenVersalite® platforms used at other facilities, Scheibler wantedthemforthenewschool.“They’regreat!”shedeclares.“We setthemupindifferentheightsandconfigurations–theprocessis prettyquickandeasy.”Scheibleralsoappreciatesthesurefooting theplatformsprovide.“LikeeverythingelseWengermakes,they’resturdy–Ifeellikethestudentsaresafedancingonthem.”

Whenperformingmorestationarysongs,ortocreateadifferentlookonstage,Scheibler’sstudentsutilizeStageBoxesinvariousformations.

“ItworkswelltohaveVersaliteplatformssetupfurtherupstage,withStageBoxesuseddownstage,”sheexplains.

ChoirstudentsalsoperformfrequentlyonSignaturechoralrisers,risersthatScheibleroftensetsupalone.“I’mfivefeettallandIcanhandlethemmyself,”shecomments.“Ithinkthat’samazingwhenyouconsiderhowmanypeopletheriserscansupport.”

TheLegacyacousticalshellisanotherproductScheiblereasilyhandlesbyherself.“Theshelliswonderful–wecanreallynoticethehugedif-ferenceitmakesbecausewe’vepracticedintheauditoriumwithoutit,”sheexplains.Theshellenablesstudentstohearthemselvesbetterandalso helps project their sound to the audience.

And while the audience appreciates the sound enhancement, another featureofthis600-seatauditoriumlikelygoesunnoticed:acustomSTRATA®OrchestraPitFillerthatScheiblerdescribesas“gorgeous.”

InBlueValley’stheatredepartment,TheatreDirectorDanC.SchmidtrecognizestheimportantrolesplayedbyWengerequipment.

“TheStageBoxesareveryadaptable–weusethemdailyinactingclasses,”hesays.“Wecanmakethemintocouches,tablesorevenanairplane,untiltherealsetsarein.”StageBoxesalsoserveassetswhen a show tours, such as trips to local schools.

VersaliteplatformsandPortableAudienceChairsreceivefrequentuseintheschool’sblackboxtheatre,whichcanbeconfiguredtoseat100people.Classesarealsoheldinthisspace;Schmidtsaysstudents appreciatetheexcellentvisibilityandcomfortableseats.

“Thesechairsareawesome!”exclaimsSchmidt,notinghe’swantedthemforalongtime.“Ithinkthey’lllastforever.”

AndheechoesScheibler’spraiseoftheVersaliteplatforms.“They’reeasyforstudentstoputuportakedown.Andoncethey’reup,youknowthey’resturdy.”Theschool’sVersaliteinventoryisalsousedinthegymfor assemblies and ceremonies.

Schmidtconcludes,“Wengeristhebrandyougotoforarts-relatedequipmentsuchtheatreseatingorchairs–theyaretheonlycompanyyoulookat.”

STAGE BOXES, PORTABLE AUDIENCE CHAIRS & VERSALITE® PLATFORMS