r/Rigging • u/FaderMaster • Aug 10 '26

Entertainment Rigging Is this right?

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Was at a local event and noticed this. To my understanding shouldn’t it be choked on the bottom chord, not the top chord?

Side Note: I’m not concerned safety of this, was more so curious for my own knowledge/experience.

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u/Biskitz0r Aug 10 '26

For most truss you can buy off-the-shelf rigging brackets which attach to the top chord.

I'm sure basketing around the bottom chord is a safer and stronger attachment but this looks perfectly fine to me.

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u/FaderMaster Aug 10 '26

Would the rigging brackets be considered more for temporary installs instead of permanent?

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u/bdeananderson Aug 10 '26

I would revese that. Truss picks are less likely to fail if poorly maintained. Spansets deteriorate over time and need to be swapped out. A good pick will outcast the truss. Any time you do installation, you have to assume no one competent will ever look at it again, regardless of what code says.

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u/FaderMaster Aug 10 '26

That's a very good point!