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Title: mount bar for neumann actives?
Post by: Lil Kim Jong-Il on May 03, 2004, 11:10:16 AM: I'm looking for some kind of low profile mounting option for neumann actives that is like the schoeps bars people use. Hopefully something that will slide into a A20S shock mount so I can run DIN or wider.

Anyone know where I can get one or if there are DIY plans floating around?
Title: Re:mount bar for neumann actives?
Post by: nic on May 03, 2004, 11:13:36 AM: I think that Kwonfidelity makes/made something like you are asking?
Title: Re:mount bar for neumann actives?
Post by: Nick Culbreth on May 03, 2004, 11:20:58 AM: Quote from: luvean on May 03, 2004, 11:13:36 AM
I think that Kwonfidelity makes/made something like you are asking?

to my knowledge a din bar was in the works but it hasn't been finished.
Title: Re:mount bar for neumann actives?
Post by: Brian Skalinder on May 03, 2004, 11:27:38 AM: FWIW, the stock STH-100 ORTF/XY bar may be used for DIN as well.
Title: Re:mount bar for neumann actives?
Post by: Lil Kim Jong-Il on May 03, 2004, 11:57:29 AM: Quote from: Brian Skalinder on May 03, 2004, 11:27:38 AM
FWIW, the stock STH-100 ORTF/XY bar may be used for DIN as well.

I've run the XY bar "backwards" but thought that the seperation was not wide enough to be DIN.
Title: Re:mount bar for neumann actives?
Post by: Lil Kim Jong-Il on May 03, 2004, 12:03:11 PM: Quote from: m0k3 on May 03, 2004, 11:29:40 AM
If you are even slightly handy,.... get some aluminum stock and make a bar.
I made one with 3/8" holes at 85cm, 170cm, and 200cm, (holes for 3/8-16 mount screws). In drawing up the construction lines I scribed angles into the bar that correspond to DIN of 45* off axis for each mic. I place the mounts on the bar, place the mics in the mounts, and as a final check I look down and verify that the mic angles match the scribed lines, and I'm golden.
Anyway, it took under an hour from raw stock to flat black finished bar, and didn't cost a dime, 'cuz I already had the stock.

Just a thought.

Maybe I'll look into that. I was thinking of getting solid plastic stock and drilling out the ends to accept/clasp the end of the active cable with the round cut at the 45 degree angle.

Do you have a picture of what you made?
Title: Re:mount bar for neumann actives?
Post by: Lil Kim Jong-Il on May 03, 2004, 12:06:24 PM: Quote from: luvean on May 03, 2004, 11:13:36 AM
I think that Kwonfidelity makes/made something like you are asking?

Do you have a link? Google gave nothing. Even if it isn't available yet I'd like to see if they have something on their web page.
Title: Re:mount bar for neumann actives?
Post by: Brian Skalinder on May 03, 2004, 01:17:27 PM: Quote from: misnjer on May 03, 2004, 11:57:29 AM
I've run the XY bar "backwards" but thought that the seperation was not wide enough to be DIN.

I don't recall for certain as it's been a while, but I think you're right - it's not quite wide enough for o-fficial DIN.
Title: Re:mount bar for neumann actives?
Post by: Brian Skalinder on May 03, 2004, 01:22:38 PM: Quote from: misnjer on May 03, 2004, 11:57:29 AM
I've run the XY bar "backwards" but thought that the seperation was not wide enough to be DIN.

I don't recall for certain as it's been a while, but I think you're right - it's not quite wide enough for o-fficial DIN.