Very cool. I remember when you got the kit, Is it loud enough for you now ? I told you it would be !i I can see a HH stand pulling a ski glove down over the harp, and up again....The Band ............kidding !i
Yeah, the kit's good and loud, alright. I also recently added a Yamaha 7 x 14 Oak Custom Snare to the kit. Damn, that thing is loud.
Pretty cool! I love custom home-made stuff like this. And that microphone is a classic piece!Bowing
Thanks. The mic is an old Shure 520SL original magnetic transducer. It was a school PA system mic I found in a junk store about 20 years ago for about 2 bucks. I removed the desk stand and rewired it with the 1/4" cable.
And it sounds sweeeeeeeeet!
Necessity is a mother...
Nice fabrication indeed. Back in the day when I had issues keeping my mic stand upright with the boom and the gooseneck, I simply put a weight lifting weight over the base. The mic stand threaded right through the "bar hole". I then put a collar clamp (like a memory lock) on the upright so I did not have to tighten the upper section. That way I could simply swing the mic in and out of position with a flick of the stick.
...and you should investigate a patent. That would work for any musician and, to be honest, that neck holder always looked goofy to me. It also solve the mic issue.
Necessity is a mother...Nice fabrication indeed. Back in the day when I had issues keeping my mic stand upright with the boom and the gooseneck, I simply put a weight lifting weight over the base. The mic stand threaded right through the "bar hole". I then put a collar clamp (like a memory lock) on the upright so I did not have to tighten the upper section. That way I could simply swing the mic in and out of position with a flick of the stick.
Thanks! Your barbell solution is a great idea. I have used a sandbag for years thrown over the 'outer' leg of the mic stand to keep it from tipping over. As you know, you need to extend the mic boom quite far to reach over everything. With the added weight of the harp rig, it was even more of a problem. Putting the tom stand base on it worked fine, though. The legs have quite a large footprint. I keep one leg of the base running parallel underneath the boom and it stays steady as a rock.
Far out !!
Looks like The Borg had something to do with it.....
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