[Harp-L] Off topic help please RCA BK-5B Ribbon microphone

[Vern]

Assuming that you can’t buy a yoke separately, I can’t think of a solution that won’t require you to be handy with tools.

Here is a way to do it yourself that requires “only” hammer, vise, hacksaw, drill, file, screwdriver, and pliers.

Material: Standard mic holder and a strip of 1/8 x 1/2 aluminum bar.

Cut to length, drill screw holes, file off sharp corners and bend a yoke of the aluminum bar.
Cut away un-needed parts of the mic holder.
Screw ‘em together.
Spray-paint black.

The result will depend on your skill with the tools.

Al. bar:  http://www.metalsdepot.com/catalog_cart_view.php?msg= <http://www.metalsdepot.com/catalog_cart_view.php?msg=>    1/8" x 1/5" x 24”  $3.50 + shipping.
Screws:  Home Depot or on-line from McMaster-Carr
Vern 

On Jan 12, 2017, at 11:47 AM, Michael Rubin <michaelrubinharmonica at xxxxx> wrote:
> 
> I have bought a RCA BK-5B Ribbon microphoneon Ebay but it did not come with
> a yolk, i.e. a way to attach the mic to a mic stand.
> 
> It is slightly on topic as I intend to use it for home harp recordings.
> 
> Any suggestions?
> Thanks,
> Michael Rubin
> michaelrubinharmonica.com