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Microphone mounting considerations
With relatively light microphones, such as lavalier (button / tie-clip) or pro-
fessional instrument microphones, there should be no real restrictions on
where the H-clamp is attached on the body of the guitar. Nor should any
boom orientations cause significant problems, though as noted in Section
3, greater care is required to ensure the clamp is fitted securely when the
sides of the body taper (or are domed) and/or when the boom is extended
horizontally.
The precautions described in Section 3 may not be practical for positions
2 and 3 overleaf so particular care must be exercised when using heavier
microphones in these positions.
In position 1, as long as the section of
guitar body chosen has parallel sides (and
is not domed) and the boom is orientated
reasonably vertically, no significant diffi-
culties should be experienced with micro-
phones up to and including the weight of
a typical vocal microphone or even some
large diaphragm studio microphones.
Position 2 should be equally suitable for
vocal microphones but more care is recom
-
mended when fitting the H-clamp. In this
position, should the clamp become dis-
lodged during the performance, the micro-
phone is likely to fall towards the guitar,
potentially damaging both microphone and
instrument.
In position 3, the H-clamp’s boom is likely
to be orientated more horizontally than
in either of the other two positions. While
not necessarily a problem, depending on
how well the H-clamp’s jaws’ protective
rings grip the surface of the guitar, vocal
microphones (or heavier) may cause the
H-clamp to rotate and become dislodged.
For all attachment
positions, additional
precautions (includ-
ing use of the ‘Cap-
tive Boom’ set up)
must be taken to
ensure the H-clamp
and microphone are
mounted securely
(see Section 3 for
more details).