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Re: Any suggestions for thin, ultra-flexible mic cable?

Subject: Re: Any suggestions for thin, ultra-flexible mic cable?
From: "Klas Strandberg" klasstrandberg
Date: Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:47 am ((PDT))
Forgot to mention - the "canford" cable is very strong! / Klas.

At 01:31 2009-06-21, you wrote:
>Thank you, Klas.
>This would have worked out well for the application.
>The Mogami 2697 worked out just fine and wasn't too difficult to
>prepare and solder.
>I've bookmarked this for future projects.
>Best,
>Mike
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>--- On Sat, 6/20/09, Klas Strandberg <> wrote:
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>From: Klas Strandberg <>
>Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Any suggestions for thin,
>ultra-flexible mic cable?
>To: 
>Date: Saturday, June 20, 2009, 1:10 PM
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>Hi Mike.
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>Try this:
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>http://www.canford. co.uk/Products/ 30-501-CANFORD- MST-CABLE- 1-pair
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>Watch out, though, it is VERY difficult to solder! Each wire is
>individually isolated with lacquer and you need to get it off.
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>Klas.
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>At 21:15 2009-06-11, you wrote:
> >Hi all,
> >I'm making a microphone cable shock mount / vibration isolation
> >setup for my MKH30/40 setup. I have the Sennheiser handle/blimp.
> >At the last recording workshop here in Washington Martyn showed me
> >the Rycote connbox system: http://www.rycote. com/products/
> families/ connboxes/
> >Looks like a wonderful solution, but I cannot afford this right now.
> >Do you have any clever ideas on finding a few feet of the nice
> >ultra-flexible, low-mass, shielded twisted pair that is used to
> >connect from the "box" to the microphone connector?
> >I attempted a search on the archives and found a suggestion for
> >pulling one piece out of a multi-channel snake. I haven't tried that
> >yet and am not sure if I have a balanced snake to cannibalize. If
> >nothing obvious pops up I'll try that with a HOSA, ProCo snake, or
> >something similar.
> >I ordered several pieces of the "thinnest" mic cable available(in
> >bulk) from Markertek, including Canare L-2E5 but all of them are
> >more rigid than I'd like for this application.
> >A few feet of such cable will probably last me a lifetime.
> >I'm attempting to join the Mic builders DIY group to ask there as well.
> >Thanks so much for any suggestions.
> >-Mike
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> >"While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
> >sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause
> >Yahoo! Groups Links
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>Telinga Microphones, Botarbo,
>S-748 96 Tobo, Sweden.
>Phone & fax int + 295 310 01
>email:  se
>website: www.telinga. com
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>"While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
>sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause
>Yahoo! Groups Links
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Telinga Microphones, Botarbo,
S-748 96 Tobo, Sweden.
Phone & fax int + 295 310 01
email: 
website: www.telinga.com









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