Re: Creating delrin mic supports for SASS

["Rob Danielson" danielson_audio]

Hi Mark and Kenton--
There's a group of about 6 people who are actively making and using
DIY mics based on SASS-P body dimensions in the tradition of Walt
Knapp's & Lang Elliot's mod. Some recent changes to body design may
interest you too: http://diystereoboundarymics.blogspot.com/ . You
definitely do not need to invest in a SASS-P body to get comparable
results.

Its important to get an air-tight, smooth-surfaced seal between the
boundary and the mics but there appears to be a simpler way to do
this. A drill press helps but you can also manage with a power hand
drill and more sanding. ;-) I'm not keen on adding screws to the
boundary surface especially so close to the mics. Check out the blog
for details.  I can put anyone's email address on the list we used to
discuss DIY boundary mics. Contact me off-list. Rob D.

  =3D =3D =3D

At 9:26 AM -0700 9/24/10, Mark Brennan wrote:
>I am also going to have a go at building this over the winter but
>with wood/foam
>and fit 2x AT4022 into it. I think i can get the general shape and
>make it work.
>Has anyone tried making it with wood? And if so how does it work?
>
>cheers
>Mark
>
>  Mark A. Brennan
>Canadian Landscape Painter
>www.markbrennanfineart.ca
>Nature Recordist
><http://wildearthvoices.org>http://wildearthvoices.org
>
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>From: Kenton Brede <<kbrede%40gmail.com>>
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>Sent: Fri, September 24, 2010 10:13:32 AM
>Subject: [Nature Recordists] Creating delrin mic supports for SASS
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>I'm looking into building a SASS for ambient nature recording. I've looked
>at Walt's build page and I don't have the tools for building the delrin mi=
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>supports.
>
><http://frogrecordist.home.mindspring.com/docs/making_sass-1.html>http://f=
rogrecordist.home.mindspring.com/docs/making_sass-1.html
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>I was wondering if anyone here would be willing to build me a couple? If
>so, email me offline with your cost. I do have a drill press that I could
>probably use to approximate what he's done. I don't know exactly how tight
>the tolerances have to be. Or maybe I'll come up with some other way to
>mount the mics.
>
>Anyway, if anyone has some thoughts let me know. This is still up in the
>air, I haven't purchased the mics or the SASS housing yet.
>Thanks,
>Kent
>
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