Hi everyone,

I am sick of working around mic stands in my very, very limited space and I have been toying with the idea of the angle-poise type desk stands from Studiospares etc.

Only - to save space I was thinking of mounting it on the ceiling rather than on a desk. That way, when it's not in use I could fold it away above head height.

My only uncertainty regards the way they are sprung. I imagine that obviously they should be able to support the weight of your average vocal mic. However, if I mount it upside-down I wonder whether it will just sag down to the ground as soon as I put a mic on it.

Does anyone use one of these and can they comment on the stiffness of the springs in this direction?

Alternatively, are there any around which can be screw-tightened.

Sorry for the odd request.

Thanks for any help.

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Canford Audio do some dedicated ceiling mount stands... sorry, I don't have time to dig out a link right now.

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Thanks Steve, I'll check that out.

I seem to spend a lot of time inventing things that already exist. Dammit.

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'These are my principles and if you don't like them...well, I have others' (Groucho Marx) www.ownlittleworld.net/tunes.html

Hey there. I'm using an angle poise type mic stand at the moment and have been for some time. It was sprung incorrectly when I got it and wouldn't even support it's own weight. Having said that, after a bit of jiggery and pokery and perusal of the picture the springs in the right place it supports a RED type A very comfortably at all heights and stretches. It also accommodates the mic being upside down.
Hope that helps,
Oddboy

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K&M do a ceiling mounted pole onto which you can conect boom arms.

Think of it as an upside-down mic. stand.

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John - Sound-Link ProAudio
President - Federation Internationale des Chasseurs de Sons

Hi there. I had exactly the same dilemma. I have a (very) bijou recording booth at home and at every session I recorded, I had to wrestle with a mic floor stand in a very small space. I eventually bought an angle poise stand from canford audio. They do a few types, including normal and heavy duty (the latter supporting microphones of up to 1.2kg in weight). I bought the heavy duty type, which supports my large diaghragm side address tube mic, pop shield and shock mount with ease.
You can also tighten up the joints if needed with a really easy hand tightener at the main elbow.
You can choose from a range of mounts, and I eventually went for the wall mount, and positioned it slighlty above me on the wall, so when I want it - Boing! - down it comes, and when I put it away the whole thing folds neatly away against the wall above my head when I'm sitting. Nice.
Here's where I bought mine http://www.canford.co.uk/Products/53-007-ADJUSTABLE-MIC-ARM-Heavy-duty they also do an internally wired one which is great for neatness but if you use a tube mic you will have to run another cable anyway.
Great buy though, they are not especially cheap but they are a great bit of kit.
All the best

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got mine from here, not too bad for home use:
http://www.partridgeelectronics.co.uk/studioequipment.htm

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There are various wall or ceiling mounting 'scissor booms' made for photographic studio use, which might work for you?