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[David Pedd]

My pastor contacted me and asked if we can improve on the current mic stand that is used by those who play the piano and sing.

The stand is a cheap tripod-base stand with a cheap boom arm.

I'm guessing the users have difficulty in adjusting and getting it to stay in position.

Any recommendations?

[Ray Aberle]

My pastor contacted me and asked if we can improve on the current mic stand that is used by those who play the piano and sing.

The stand is a cheap tripod-base stand with a cheap boom arm.

I'm guessing the users have difficulty in adjusting and getting it to stay in position.

Any recommendations?

Do you want to stay with something ON the piano, or is a floor standing boom mic stand acceptable? There's different options based on how much your pastor is willing to spend.

-Ray

[David Pedd]

Do you want to stay with something ON the piano, or is a floor standing boom mic stand acceptable? There's different options based on how much your pastor is willing to spend.

-Ray

The piano is an upright.  Not sure of the options for that.

The current stand is floor standing.

[Jean-Pierre Coetzee]

Maybe find out by the pastor what the exact issue is that he would like solved. For a cheaper option look at Hercules stands, I have quite a few of their tripods and they seem to work just fine. More expensive options can be found by searching the forums, the topic of mic stands have been discussed to death here.

[Robert Lofgren]

If the stands loses its balance due to extending it too much then a stand sandbag is a great option.

[Jerome Malsack]

Sand bag or On Stage Stands sells metal counter weights that bolt onto the boom or the legs to add weight and help balance it better. 

[Kevin Maxwell]

If the boom arm is drooping depending on how it is made it might be able to be taken apart and cleaned and put back together and it should be tighter. The really good K&M ones need this done to then occasionally. If they try to move it up and down without loosening the pivot point it will mess up the rubber disks, they can be cleaned and made to hold the boom arm tight again.

[Jon Dees]

Buy K&M part number 25200B. Problem solved.

Here is a B&H link but you can get it cheaper from others like Northern Sound.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/154642-REG

My pastor contacted me and asked if we can improve on the current mic stand that is used by those who play the piano and sing.

The stand is a cheap tripod-base stand with a cheap boom arm.

I'm guessing the users have difficulty in adjusting and getting it to stay in position.

Any recommendations?

[David Pedd]

Thanks so much for the suggestions.  Much appreciated.

So today I get this video showing the "problem".  I don't even know what to call that thing - "octopus stand"?

He'll have a new tripod stand on Sunday.  Thanks again.

https://www.voxer.com/v/dcc948a3ca

[Jonathan Johnson]

Thanks so much for the suggestions.  Much appreciated.

So today I get this video showing the "problem".  I don't even know what to call that thing - "octopus stand"?

He'll have a new tripod stand on Sunday.  Thanks again.

https://www.voxer.com/v/dcc948a3ca

Looks like maybe the legs have bent?

Another thing that can happen -- and this can happen with ANY tripod stand -- is that the users don't set the vertical tube properly in the base. I don't know how many times I've seen the stand with the center tube resting on the ground underneath the base. DON'T DO THAT! That will make for a wobbly stand. Always be sure to raise the center tube fully in the socket of the base before tightening the locking knob. Some, like K&M, require a solid tug to get it properly seated. If you can't get it all the way up, loosen the screw some more.

(See attached diagram. Contact me about my mad drawing skilz for your next product launch.)

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