here in india, there is a market which seems to have an extraordinary variety
of fake furs, from very long haired to short 1/2 hairs, and every colour you
can think of . They are sold as 'export surplus' for about a dollar a yard.
wish there was some way i could get it across for you guys.
on the suspension front, i have generally used cotton covered elastic which is
sold in tailoring supplies.i keep it at fairly low tension and run up many
points of contact, rather than just two (as in rycote) or four (in some
others). will try and post a picture. i know the technique works because i have
used at the end of a fishpole boom for documentary film, and that is a good
deal more demanding.
umashankar
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From: Walter Knapp <>
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Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 10:47:35 PM
Subject: [Nature Recordists] Re: Source for Faux Fur (was Diy M/S suspension
Posted by: "Rich Peet"
> I have been given a private tour of this factory which is basically
> the origin of faux fur. I know if we had enough desire to come up
> with a roll they would manufacture to any spec we would want. I think
> it would not be hard for this company to beat the Senn or Rycote
> products out there.
I had a correspondence with a manager of a stuffed animal factory on
this. He was of the opinion that rycote and sennheiser were using off
the shelf designs. Certainly no problem to duplicate.
I usually just go through the fur at the local fabric stores and from
time to time find pretty good stuff that way. I look for stretch, hold
it up to the light to see how open it is, and listen through it. Long,
irregular soft fur with no underfur is what I look for.
> I would suggest recommending the most thin mat that is as open as
> possible that has the most bidirectional stretch as possible. For the
> fur I would recomend a camo green with black tips in a 2.5" pile. But
> I would be open to others input on that.
I have a couple camo green fur covers, though with shorter fur. I'm not
sure about them blending in everywhere, most places they stand out. The
fur I have that's blends of brown/tan seems to be the best at blending
in a wide range of habitats. Definitely avoid the darker colors that
accumulate more heat if the rig is in the sun. I have a feeling the
black tips might not be desirable.
I have some official rycote and sennheiser material if you need it for
comparison. Sennheiser seems to have longer fur than rycote, at least
in the particular ones I'm using right now. The fur should ideally be
irregular in length as well as long.
I agree on stretch, it's hard to find fur with bi-directional stretch,
but highly desirable.
Note that rycote currently line their covers with nylon taffeta or
something similar. Kind of negates the open backing. Seems to work,
however. The lined covers are a lot easier to slip on.
> I would be interested in contributing to an order.
I also would be interested in getting in on a order. Any idea what the
price would be like?
Walt
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Loudspeakers are not birds,
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