Firm hold for 100-year-old chandelier

fischer’s fastening technology brings a 20-year-old shine to the former Grandhotel Waldlust

Firm hold for 100-year-old chandelier
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They could tell many stories, they could talk – the rooms of the former Grand Hotel Waldlust in Freudenstadt. Celebrities from politics, culture and business, the High Nobility and the Grand Citizenship were hosted here. King Gustav of Sweden, Dutch Queen Emma, entrepreneur John D. Rockefeller, author Gerhart Hauptmann and Hollywood stars Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford are among the personalities who frequented the woods. The Art Deco-style ballroom and dining room with its high ceilings, stucco decorations and large windows was particularly busy. The chandelier, adorned with around 2,000 crystals, presided over the dancing and dining guests. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the hotel expansion, the association Denkmalfreunde Waldlust e.V., which is responsible for maintaining and promoting the desire for forests, decided to reattach the historic gem to the ceiling. The fastening specialist fischer sponsored suitable wood construction screws for this purpose and carried out the assembly.
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Property description

Chandelier weight
20 kg
Type of object
Former Grandhotel
To the chandelier
2000 crystals
Before being reinstalled, the 100-year-old chandelier underwent a comprehensive restoration, during which 2,000 lead crystals were cleaned, sorted by size and threaded onto new metal pins. To prepare for the installation of the chandelier, the carpenter Matthias Morlock and Michael Armbruster, team leaders at fischer Elektrowerkstatt, were on site to carry out wiring work and set up a mobile scaffold tower. The assembly was then carried out by the fischer application engineer Mirjan Bubser.
Image: Monument Friends Waldlust e.V.
When attaching the chandelier, it was important to safely transfer the loads acting on the wooden ceiling through the attachment of the 20-kilogram chandelier to the anchoring base. That wasn't a problem with our fischer wood screws," says Mirjan Bubser. “We are delighted to have made a contribution to the successful anniversary of the desire for the forest with the attachment of the chandelier.” This is how the historic festival hall shines again in the glow of the golden 20s on the occasion of the celebrations. 
Image: fisherman
During the installation, the loads acting on the wooden ceiling due to the attachment of the 20-kilogram chandelier had to be safely transferred into the anchoring base. This was no problem with our fischer wood construction screws. We are delighted to have contributed to the successful anniversary of the desire for the forest with the attachment of the chandelier.
Mirjan Bubser (fischer application engineer)
Today, the former Grandhotel Waldlust still holds a strong appeal for many people. Visitors explore the Lost Place on themed tours or photography tours. There are also “ghost hunters” searching for “ghost events”. Waldlust has already been the location for various film and television productions, from cinema films to documentaries and crime dramas, and is now a popular event venue. 
Image: Monument Friends Waldlust e.V.
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