Specifications

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Instrument Adapters
Violin Mount
VA 1
– recommended microphones: CCM 4 or CCM 4V
compact microphones and MK 4 or MK 4V micro-
phone capsules
The VA 1 is designed to clamp onto the body of a vio-
lin. A leather covering on all points of contact prevents
damage to the instrument's surface finish. By attach-
ing near the edge of the violin where the motion of
the wood is very slight, damping of the instrument is
kept to a minimum.
The main axis of the capsule or microphone should
be aimed toward the strings of the violin.
Range of span: ca. 25 to 40 mm
To protect the microphone against rosin
deposits, a thin, dark gray foam cover
(B 1) is included.
Picking Up the Sound of Musical Instruments
... is best accomplished with a normal microphone
such as a CMC amplifier with MK 4 capsule. This can
be stand-mounted, or an Active Colette Extension
Tube can be used.
On stage, however, the risk of acoustic feedback
may necessitate very close miking – perhaps by means
of an adapter that attaches directly to the instrument.
That approach may also be necessary in order to get
consistent sound despite a player's physical motions.
As far as the sound quality is concerned, it is always a
compromise. However, SCHOEPS microphones do as
much as possible to allow good sound quality to be
obtained with this type of technique.
B 1
Violin / Viola Mount
VA 2
As VA 1, but with range of span: ca. 26 mm to 50 mm
Julian Rachlin with the Guarnerius
del Gesù violin “ex Carrodus” from
1741
Attached to the violin: SCHOEPS
CCM 4V with violin mount VA 1
COLETTE
modular
CCM
compact
leather strips
(at points of
contact)
All of the following musical instrument adapters are
suitable both for CCM compact microphones and for
Colette microphone capsules on KC Active Extension
Cables.