K&M mic stand - Crimp wobble/looseness fixes

Re: K&M mic stand - Crimp wobble/looseness fixes

Oh, OK! I guess at that point, I'd buy new stands for the real shows, and leave the repaired stands for rentals and other abusive climates.

Kudos to K&M for building stands that last 10 years, and are still in good enough condition to be worth repairing at that point!
It would be better if it were the 10 year old K&M that have the crimp problem rather than the ones I bought only 5 years ago.

From 1977 to 1992 I don't recall the loose crimp problem happening on any of over 100 K&M/Beyer booms in all that time.
I have bought about a dozen since 1997, and have made repairs to the crimp on at least 3 of those I remember offhand.

It sucketh.
 
Re: K&M mic stand - Crimp wobble/looseness fixes

Oh, OK! I guess at that point, I'd buy new stands for the real shows, and leave the repaired stands for rentals and other abusive climates.

Same here, I don't think anybody is trying to say that this problem happens frequently. Every piece of gear, no matter how well built, is going to wear out at some point.