Possible Clues:

• Weighted rope that helps open a window
• Window weight rope
• Rod's cash mischievously is for pulling strings
• Band crew/outfit leaders on road — useful for light adjustment
• What my father wore up north with tie looks a bit ropey from the window
• Two lengths of material forming part of window
• Sliding window support
• Means of raising and lowering window
• Cross had been removed from window-frame
• Window support