Vibration Dampening Microphone Mount for Clarinet (Spring Loaded, Toolless)

Description

~~***Note:*** I Have Not Tested This Version Of This Clamp Yet. Expect An Update With Real Pictures And Possibly Some Fixes By Wednesday At The Latest.~~ *Edit: Photos Are Now Posted, And Mk2.5 Is Now Confirmed To Work.* *Edit 2: There Are Now Files For Clarinets With An 80 Mm Bell, But Those Have A Tab On The Side Instead Of A Receiver For The Threaded Insert.* This Thing Is A System Designed To Clamp Around The Bell Of A Clarinet And Hold A Microphone For Performance Or Recording. It Was Designed From Scratch By Myself, And It Will Be Continuously Updated Probably Until The End Of 2017. I Don'T Know If There Is A Standard Size For Clarinet Bells, But If Not, You Can Easily Edit The Design In Onshape, Where The Cad Files Are Publicly Hosted, Allowing You To Change It As You Wish. On One Side Of The Two Piece Clamp Is A Hinge, Which Is Held Together By N M3X15Mm Screw And Nut. The Other Is A Tool Less Latch Which Holds The Clamp Together Using A M3X(>20)Mm Screw, Two M3 Nuts, And A Spring From A Regular Old Pen. The Piece That Holds The Microphone Is Separate, Which Allows The Whole Clamp To Be Stored In A More Compact Way. This Extra Piece Is Held In Place Using Integrated Threads On The Insert Itself As Well As One Of The Two Clamp Pieces. This Setup Allows For The Microphone To Face Either Up Or Down, As Well As Being Securely Attached. The Microphone Itself Is Suspended Inside Of The Insert Using Small Elastic Bands For Vibration Dampening. These Bands Can Be Anything, But I Used Dental Elastic Bands Used For Braces. The Clarinet That I Made This Model For Has A Bell With An Outer Diameter Of Just Over 70Mm. If Yours Is Different, Or You Want To Modify It In Some Other Way, [You Can Find The Document For This Design On Onshape Here.](Https://Cad.Onshape.Com/Documents/B2A11375A79D75983A8C5Fb7/W/04B8751A00Be636366Eadd74/E/76B4Ccbf78230Bd512D73E04) This Is My First Functional Design, So Let Me Know How I Did! If There'S Anything I Can Improve On, Be Sure To Leave A Comment About It. I Love To Get Better At This Stuff, And Any Tips On That Help A Lot.

Statistics

Category

Tags