Posted by: "Danny Meltzer"
> http://wwknapp.home.mindspring.com/tall.tripod.1.jpg
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> Is that higher than 13 feet?
Yes, at the SASS mics about 17'.
> Walt where do you get a lightweight stand quite that tall? The
> tallest Matthews or Bogen stand I see on B&H is 13 feet. I know they
> have Crank-o-vators and stuff that can scale the empire state
> building, but who wants something designed for a 20,000 watt HMI light
> for a microphone?
Off ebay, of course. Even on ebay the really tall stands are not common.
The ones I have are not marked as to brand.
It's a light stand, there are stands lighter than the ones for huge
lights. It's not much different in weight from my photography tripods.
Has air damped lowering. I got two of them in a auction off ebay many
years ago. They were a lot cheaper than buying from B&H.
Only disadvantage of the stands I have is that they are designed for
flat surfaces, I sometimes have to get creative to use them on slopes.
(there are light stands with leveling legs) They are also pretty light
for the height, so if it's windy I'd have to anchor them. Actually if
it's that windy probably won't be a good recording anyway.
Shure made a 22' mic stand that's a similar design, I have it, but it's
too thin for more than a single mic used indoors. The SASS waves around
on it too much for my liking. I also have a Bogen 3076 stand that's
17', but again it's a bit flexy. My light stands are larger cross
section in the tubing used. I can trust the ones I use with the SASS, my
M/S, or the Telinga with no problem.
Light stands have a special coupling you will have to deal with. I just
machined a conversion coupling for the mics.
Walt
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