Topic: My DIY bar for an alternate Tony Faulker array

[Massive Dynamic]

One thing I don;t like is not an easy way to get the omni spread to 3 feet on that gracebar. Was thinking of building or modifiy one. How do you guys fit a 3 foot bar in your bag? It would not fit in mine. Guess could carry it with the mic stand.

Thinking of maybe trying to build arms on to my current gracebar that would swing out and to 3 feet and then fold them back in when not using them, my bar foot print would stay the same.

I just got a drill press for my birthday, and I am definitely planning to modify the type of bar I made for Hypnocracy to be even more user friendly and will cost far less than the Space Bar. Planning to offer this in the Retail Section in the next few weeks.

[alpine85]

I use the Manfrotto "triple microphone holder" [ http://www.adorama.com/BG154B.html ] and carry it in a bag w/ my stand.  It's a little pricey - I found a good deal on a new one on eBay a while back - plus it's only 26 inches (might be a deal breaker for some).   Rock solid, though!  I haven't tried it yet, but I suppose you could move the center mics forward with 2 t-bars, or even further with a superclamp and extension pole.

Thanks for the link to that Rode interview! Watched the whole thing (an hour+) the other night... good stuff!

[ellaguru]

I use the Manfrotto "triple microphone holder" [ http://www.adorama.com/BG154B.html ] and carry it in a bag w/ my stand.  It's a little pricey - I found a good deal on a new one on eBay a while back - plus it's only 26 inches (might be a deal breaker for some).   Rock solid, though!  I haven't tried it yet, but I suppose you could move the center mics forward with 2 t-bars, or even further with a superclamp and extension pole.

Thanks for the link to that Rode interview! Watched the whole thing (an hour+) the other night... good stuff!

i have the same bar and love it..spaced omnis with hypers on the middle stud

[John Willett]

I just use the 66cm Grace SpaceBar with extra mounts and the centre mount. 



Review HERE.

[Hypnocracy]

John...I'm trying to find out what the forward or rearward adjustment with the bridge. It appears to me that the Faulkner Array has all the microphones in a parallel line? I saw this in the Review you have linked

Grace are about to launch a special bridge (pictured) for a central mic. With this arrangement, you’ll be able to have an M/S rig with omni outriggers, or use, for example, the triple ‘OCT’ arrangement of a pair of supercardioids and a middle cardioid eight centimetres forward of the others.

Are there any other uses for the bridge?

[Gutbucket]

John...I'm trying to find out what the forward or rearward adjustment with the bridge. It appears to me that the Faulkner Array has all the microphones in a parallel line? I saw this in the Review you have linked

Grace are about to launch a special bridge (pictured) for a central mic. With this arrangement, you’ll be able to have an M/S rig with omni outriggers, or use, for example, the triple ‘OCT’ arrangement of a pair of supercardioids and a middle cardioid eight centimetres forward of the others.

Are there any other uses for the bridge?

Since that one is already taken, we need a better name for this array! 

I drilled and taped holes at the ends of the legs of a small folding lightstand base which provides this same spacing to use for that OCT arrangement on-stage it a few times.  There was already a threaded hole at the end of one leg, I just did the same to the other two.  Obviously that won't work aloft, but it's an easy mod for anyone using one of these stands.  To use them I screw in studs and attach the shock mounts to them. Depending on which way I orient the ADK TL supermounts I can vary the capsule spacing from 12"-24" (30-64cm).  That's what I used to run the 12" spaced parallel 8's last week.