Stuart91 Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 I've got an installation client who is looking to mount a gooseneck mic on their lectern. There is limited space on the bookboard, we reckon there is 10cm left to play with, and any overhang is going to look horrible so has to be avoided. The mic will be used by a wide variety of non-experts, and the PA system will be left largely unattended, so the best option is going to be a solid bas with a switch. I had been looking at the AT8666RSP which would have been perfect for the job apart from being ~3cm too long. The client particularly liked the LED indicator switch, so users have confidence that the mic is on. http://eu.audio-technica.com/en/resources/medium/medium_8088c9dba1714e81_at8666rsp.jpg I'll commence a trawl of other manufacturers' catalogues but wondered if anyone knows of a good, compact base with the right features? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pstewart Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Are you after a permanent installation? Would the AT AT8647QM/S do? It's 5mm over your depth requirement. We use these as standard on our lecterns with few problems. Philip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart91 Posted December 28, 2013 Author Share Posted December 28, 2013 Not sure if that would work. The lectern is metal, with a wooden board of roughly 18mm ply laid on top. If I'm reading the spec sheet right, it requires a through-hole for the XLR connector? I suppose one option would be to mount it on a block of wood, and route out a groove for the cable to come out through. But I'd worry that it'll end up looking like a bit of a bodge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Unfortunately, this one doesn't seem to quote sizes...http://cpc.farnell.com/pulse/ds-1/XLR-microphone-base-switched/dp/MP33248 The K&M ones are 130mm circularhttp://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/level5/module.jsp?moduleId=cpc/617845.xml http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/level5/module.jsp?moduleId=cpc/617847.xml More on the AT ones: http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/level5/module.jsp?moduleId=cpc/655761.xml Canford have details on the K&M and Beyer ones. There's also a sennheiser one http://www.sennheiser-nordic.com/sennheiser/planungsportal.nsf/resources/MZTX31_MZTX31PTT.pdf/$File/MZTX31_MZTX31PTT.pdf which is 118x143, but is ridiculously expensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart91 Posted December 28, 2013 Author Share Posted December 28, 2013 The Pulse one is a possibility - I suppose I could get my CPC rep to go and measure one for me. The switch doesn't have a light but is big and obvious enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Looking at the size of the XLR, I'd guess the Pulse/Yoga one is about the same size as the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 The Pulse one is a possibility - I suppose I could get my CPC rep to go and measure one for me. IIRC, the ones I have down in the store are those exact models. I'll be there later and measure one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nb705 Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Have you considered turning it sideways? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross1c Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Could you mount part of the base under the lectern? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart91 Posted December 28, 2013 Author Share Posted December 28, 2013 Thanks for all the replies. Sideways would work, but I can't see the customer agreeing to it as it would look a bit funny. Plus the button would no longer be staring the people in the face, and it needs to be really, really obvious to them. I don't think there's any way of mounting the base underneath the bookboard, it's a solid lump of metal but fairly thin and there are no holes in it that we could poke a gooseneck through. It's a traditional eagle lectern, which looks a bit like this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 The Pulse/Yoga one is 145mm deep and 135mm wide. Don't forget that on most of them, including the Pulse/Yoga, the output XLR is to the rear and will stick out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedd Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 It's dead easy to build your own. Just a project box from CPC, a panel mount XLR and a nice big button. The Pro Co ones are 1mm too deep for your needs, but check them out anyway. On the data sheets there's a simple wiring diagram for all of their products which might help you out building your own. http://www.procosound.com/interface-devices/switching-devices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owain Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 With that style of lectern, could you make a new wooden bookboard to rest on the metal lecturn, hollow and thick enough for the wiring etc to go inside the bookboard. Cable connector on the side or base edge, gooseneck on the top edge, and switch on the front face or even use a duckbill toggle switch on a side edge if you want to keep the face clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicky Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 That puts every lectern I've ever seen to shame. If only more conferences had a requirement sheet that read like this... 1 x 16 x 9 back projection screen1 x comfort monitor with surround1 x 10k HD projector1 x solid gold column lectern, with 3 animals feet, 'eagle style' It would make conferences much more fun! Merry Christmas - Dicky :** laughs out loud **: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart91 Posted December 30, 2013 Author Share Posted December 30, 2013 It would make conferences much more fun! You've obviously never lifted one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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