Ring Mount Mic
Here is a case of taking two wooden foundry patterns, putting them together, and creating something instantly recognizable. During the 1920s, early radio broadcasters used microphones that were suspended inside a ring with metal springs to reduce noise and vibration. Go ahead and Google "ring mount carbon microphones" if you're curious. The wooden molds used in this piece were made for an entirely different purpose, but when an idea comes together as simple as this, one has to pause and reflect.
Medium:
Wood Foundry Molds, Steel
Dimensions:
11.5” tall x 5.5” wide x 5.5” deep
Here is a case of taking two wooden foundry patterns, putting them together, and creating something instantly recognizable. During the 1920s, early radio broadcasters used microphones that were suspended inside a ring with metal springs to reduce noise and vibration. Go ahead and Google "ring mount carbon microphones" if you're curious. The wooden molds used in this piece were made for an entirely different purpose, but when an idea comes together as simple as this, one has to pause and reflect.
Medium:
Wood Foundry Molds, Steel
Dimensions:
11.5” tall x 5.5” wide x 5.5” deep
Here is a case of taking two wooden foundry patterns, putting them together, and creating something instantly recognizable. During the 1920s, early radio broadcasters used microphones that were suspended inside a ring with metal springs to reduce noise and vibration. Go ahead and Google "ring mount carbon microphones" if you're curious. The wooden molds used in this piece were made for an entirely different purpose, but when an idea comes together as simple as this, one has to pause and reflect.
Medium:
Wood Foundry Molds, Steel
Dimensions:
11.5” tall x 5.5” wide x 5.5” deep