Fake mic stand
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Topic: Fake mic stand
Posted By: opera1123
Subject: Fake mic stand
Date Posted: 2/12/09 at 2:23pm
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Does anyone have a plan for a fake mic stand? thanks! ------------- Very Green Director |
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Posted By: pdavis69
Date Posted: 2/12/09 at 2:36pm
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One thing I have learned through years of trial and error is "why make a substitute for something when the real thing is so accessable?" As a music teacher can't you ask the school to allow you to borrow a mic stand? ------------- Patrick L. Davis Fort Findlay Playhouse |
Posted By: pdavis69
Date Posted: 2/12/09 at 2:43pm
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Another thing I should learn is to read all the posting, I didn't see you were looking for a '40's style mic. I have seen very convincing mics made from a circular a cross stitch hoop, four springs and a circle of wood in the center. Attach the springs to hoop and the circle of wood, paint the whole thing black and presto instant old time mic. ------------- Patrick L. Davis Fort Findlay Playhouse |
Posted By: Spectrum
Date Posted: 2/13/09 at 1:12am
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A "forties" style mic would probably be an RCA44 (the kind you always saw Bing Crosby and Bob Hope use) or the RCA77 (it looks like a very large Tylenol capsule in a "U" shaped metal stand). These are the two "de-facto" mics of the forties era of stage and broadcasting. They are collector's items and as a result, they're quite expensive. Even the replicas made by AEA are outrageously expensive. I have seen the RCA77 "imitated," using small plastic display domes attached to either end of a soft drink can (they are very close to the same diameter) and then covered with contact paper that had a grill hole pattern on it. They were suspended in a "U" shaped metal cradle that was attached to the mic stand. From any distance at all, they looked convincing enough to pass the audience's notice.
These mics are difficult to fake, I know, due to their odd shapes. I have been pondering how to effectively come up with a decent replica for some time now. Please let us all know what you finally do to resolve your problem, and GOOD LUCK! ------------- Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional. |
Posted By: opera1123
Date Posted: 2/13/09 at 12:05pm
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Ok, let me see if I understand. hoop with springs from hoop going over a round piece of wood that fits in the middle? I guess I'm confused as to how the springs attach in the center and how the center pole is attached. I'm sorry, I'm so new at this, it takes me awhile ------------- Very Green Director |
Posted By: opera1123
Date Posted: 2/13/09 at 12:07pm
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I am using all of my stands for the real mics. They are also pretty heavy and I have choreography planned for the "fake" ones. ------------- Very Green Director |
Posted By: David McCall
Date Posted: 2/13/09 at 1:37pm
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I have a web page with a few examples of mics and studios that might be appropriate for you. There is even a picture of me using a RCA 77DX in AFVN radio station in Vietnam (1969).
http://techshop.net/wrt/Annie/Radio.html - http://techshop.net/wrt/Annie/Radio.html
I own a mic very similar to the one in this picture
http://www.k-bay106.com/w-e_639a.jpg - http://www.k-bay106.com/w-e_639a.jpg
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Posted By: opera1123
Date Posted: 2/13/09 at 7:32pm
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Thanks,
I look at it  ------------- Very Green Director |