Topic: Shouck mount SNAPPED!!

[Nick Graham]

I had the exact thing happen to me once, only I didn't have a wife to blame - only myself, and superglue did the trick. Kept using it for another couple of months and eventually just forgot. One night I left my stand (with the mounts attached) in my car for a couple of days in the extremely hot July sun...and the mount just fell off again. I finally ordered a new one, and kept the broken mount (re-superglued) as a backup.

If I hadn't let the mount get so hot, it'd probably still be holding together fine.

[The Kilted Taper]

It did just need to be rescrewed. Still a little loose, so I may JB weld and screw. Thanks all!

[Gordon]

duct tape and super glue got me through about three or four shows before I had to get a new one.

[jhirte]

here is an extreme hardcore fix:
remove the stripped screw. See if you have a replacement kicking around the house, make sure its not too long, or it'll hit that little bent metal peice on the shockmount where the screw comes thru.

JBWELD. buy it! Apply it to both surfaces before putting the shockmount back together. screw tight! but dont bust the screw. run a bead of JBWEls around the parts. smooth it out a bit.... carefully.... there ya go!

let it sit overnight. and WABAAAM!! You have a shockmount that wont bust apart anymore. unless you drop it, step on it and then your foot gets run over by a steamroller.

[kevin p]

It did just need to be rescrewed. Still a little loose, so I may JB weld and screw. Thanks all!

Just a little tip that may prove useful. I have to occasionaly tighten my mounts and those plastic washers give me a bitch of a time when I'm trying to re-assemble it. so what I do is lick them lightly and they stick just enough to the joint, so i that can free up my fingers to screw back in the big screw in the swivel part.

[spcyrfc]

how bout replacement bands?
i bought some used at4810a' on the board and the bands are hair ties, they do not provide enough support IMO for the mics - esp. when running guns.
what other solutions have people found?
does AT replace them?
luke

[jhirte]

call at. they will send replacements.