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In article <3e76a842@iridium.webone.com.au>, 
russell@remove.thehovel.net says...
> "Keith R. Williams" <krw@attglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:MPG.18e057bb6c6d0d0598a157@enews.newsguy.com...

> > I noticed a bar/restaurant up in the sticks that had a system
> > quote like what the OP wants.  They had fixtures hanging from
> > stainless wires 6' or so over the tables.  I quite liked the
> > effect.
> 
> That's called a "trapeze" system 

Ah, that makes sense!  Thanks, it's very nice.

>  they have been very popular for
> commercial installations for the last 6-8 years or so (in Australia & Europe
> at least, I haven't seen so many in America in my travels.)

The amazing thing is hat this bar is in the most unsuspecting 
place (Newport Vermont - far upper right corner, next to Canada).  
The town is in a very high unemployment area and the bar is a 
*slightly* converted store, but the open space, tables, high 
ceiling, and lighting made it work. 
 
> > > We recently made our own lamps because everything on the market was
> > > either really ugly or really expensive and commonly both at the same
> > > time. We replaced 150W of QH lighting with 55W of folded fluorescent
> > > lights (the type that IKEA sells) in diffusive fixtures and the
> > > results were dramatic. More light, less glare and less energy used.
> > > The down side is that they can't be dimmed.
> >
> > I can't stand any CF lights I've seen.  The color is never right
> > (as in I'm ill) and the flicker drives me bats.  We don't light
> > the house brightly (other than the kitchen) and use spot QHs for
> > reading.
> 
> QH lights give quite a beautiful light - I think it's a combination of the
> small point source giving nice specular reflections and the dichroic
> reflector which imparts a unique quality to colour of the light.

I like the pure white light.  I can read!

> QH's are horribly inefficient compared to fluorescents, but sometimes
> aesthetics override economics...

But no so inefficient compared to standard incandescents.  I 
can't stand fluorescent, so tI's certainly aesthetics over 
economics for me.  I drive a pickup rather than a riceboard too.  
Go figure. ;-) 

-- 
  Keith