DIY Heavy Duty Boom Stands

[Richard Monroe]

Pictures will follow, but gee, I had an idea. The best cheap heavy booms I've seen are On Stage SB96 PLUS,and I own 2, but they aren't made anymore. I recently aquired a pair of On Stage speaker stands at GC for $100 the pair. They have a triangular foot print, and are made to hold some weight. They came with a pair of steel adaptors which slip over the speaker stand to fit a larger speaker flange.
I figured I'd make these buggers earn their keep around the studio. We grabbed a $10 stereo mic mount, and conscripted the plastic knobs with the mic threads.
Then we drilled out the top of the speaker stand adaptors to fit that mic thread. We stuck them inside the steel condom, threads coming out of the hole. They were then secured with standard mic thread nuts. I grabbed a couple of telescoping booms for $18 each, or you can use an On Stage posi-lock cam (the one with teeth), and we are good to go. Whatever these things do, it won't be tip over. And you can turn them from speaker stands to mic stands and back in seconds.-Richie

[Track Rat]

I'd like to see some pix of those.

[Richard Monroe]

Coming soon to a BBS near you-Richie

[Scooter B]

and.....................................

Is "soon" this year?

[timboZ]

I use my speaker stands for mic stands when I do XY room recordings.
I took the plug out the top of the and filled the pole with a 1.5 foot peace of pipe insulation. Then I slide a boom arm into the pipe insulation.
Sometimes I will put a drum mic clip on the boom arm so it dose not slide down on me.

[thane1200]

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[gemsbok]

if your looking for a heavy base i use my old bronco rims with the mic pole through the center on top of the base of the stand . it anchors pretty good.

[bigwillz24]

Originally Posted by gemsbok

if your looking for a heavy base i use my old bronco rims with the mic pole through the center on top of the base of the stand . it anchors pretty good.

Ugly but effective!


I was thinking of filling those hollow tubes with sand and corking it in there somehow.

My MK-319 has plenty of war wounds from being knocked over on a cheap mic stand.

[tarnationsauce2]

Originally Posted by Scooter B

and.....................................

Is "soon" this year?

Or maybe this year??

Originally Posted by Richard Monroe

Pictures will follow, but gee, I had an idea. The best cheap heavy booms I've seen are On Stage SB96 PLUS,and I own 2, but they aren't made anymore.

Actually Musician's Friend and GC still have these stands for about $80.
Here: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...and?sku=452082
Did they stop making them for a while or something?

I'm looking at these stands for my self right now. They seem to be a good stand for the money. But I might try the DIY stand you describe.

[Treeline]

Another trick is to get some orthopedic sandbags - from a medical supply or fitness supply center (used for muscle rehab and conditioning) and wrap them around the base or tripod of the mic boom. You can add 20 pounds to the base of the stand this way for about ten or twenty bucks.

[mikeh]

I took a standard mic stand (with the theaded base) and slid the mic stand tube through a few disks from a weight bar (as in "lifting weights", bench presses, etc) before screwing it in to the base.

Same concept as the Bronco rims - but cosmetically a little less abrupt.

I was then able to take an extened boom arm, add a couple of goosenecks (for additional distance and flexibility) and I have a stand that can extend about 18' up and out.

To move it I simply turn the stand on an angle and roll the base. It does not look as impressive as the heavy duty studio booms and doesn't offer as much distance - but it does the job.