Wooden Microphone Boxes

[MicMaven]

Wooden boxes and pelican/ABS cases are fine, but they can take up a lot of room when you have a handful of mics stacked on a shelf.

You could use an Electronic Dry Cabinet (like the Ruggard EDC-80L,) an electronically controlled dehumidifying system that minimizes moisture and protects sensitive electronic equipment from moisture, dust, dirt, and other calamities. You can put all sorts of jazz in them, including guns, microphones, cameras and lenses, moisture sensitive electronics, and so forth.

My wife sews thick, soft lint-free felt-like fabric tubes to protect my microphones, camera lenses, and other delicate equipment from scratches, dings, shock, etc.. when not in use. I store the sleeved gear in appropriate-size plastic storage tubs in a dry storage room, packing some items with silica gel desiccant.

Perhaps you could use something like this for your valuable mic collection. Maybe. James

 

[jerry990]

I believe DIY or a repurpose of vintage wooden boxes would be the only options left.... that is if you want reasonable reasonable price

 

[DFischer]

My ideal solution (which I haven't actually found yet) would be some sort of small waterproof container (material doesn't matter much) that stacks easily, and doesn't weigh much or take up more room than necessary. Wooden boxes and pelican/ABS cases are fine, but they can take up a lot of room when you have a handful of mics stacked on a shelf. A zip-lock bag would be fine, aside from the lack of stack-ability. The little case that Oktava MK-012's came in back in the '90's were a nice size (but the latch was a little cheesy and they weren't water-tight).

Some food storage containers?



Vtopmart 4 Piece Black Plastic Food Storage

 

[MicMaven]

I believe DIY or a repurpose of vintage wooden boxes would be the only options left.... that is if you want reasonable reasonable price

You give up too easily, old man!

There are LOTS of other ideas that can fill the bill. He could buy plastic "Dry Boxes" intended for ammunition and other purposes and line it with foam or padded fabric dividers, like these I made for camera and radio equipment on the go. The boxes I use have silicone seals in the lids that keep moisture out. The boxes are cheap, and you can buy affordable padded dividers on eBay and elsewhere, or have them made by a talented lovely wife, like mine!

Also, there are all sorts of plastic storage containers that can do the job - many of which have moisture seals and can stack - it is just a matter of looking until you discover what you really like. There is a big market for this sort of thing.

James

 

[ccaudle]

Costco stores in the US had these for $20. Lid gaskets, but no pressure relief like the good Pelican cases have, so if you close them in the mountains and then drive down to the coast you may have trouble getting them open again.
Can also get them on Amazon and eBay. Greenmade Store-All 4 pack.

 

[VanguardAudioLabs]

This might be the least talked about, but most important part of mic storage. Keep particulate matter AND moisture away from your capsules!

YES! I always tell my customers to KEEP the bag and dessicant we ship the mics in, and store them that way when not in use.

 

[VanguardAudioLabs]

Hello all,

I thought there was a talk about wooden boxes for microphones some time back ... but can really find anything other than wine boxes.

I'm looking for some nice boxes for a few microphones, specifically a C-12, 251, and CMV 563. I would like to find some molded/sized appropriately for each mic and don't want to spend stupid money if I can help it.

Any good recommendations?

Thank you,
Michael

Let me check the shop but we might have some spare boxes that are dinged up/B-stock but usable. They might be a bit tight for the C12 because of the length, but should fit a 251 decently.

I also have some old V1 mono boxes that you could strip the foam out of and put new foam in. That would PROBABLY fit the C12 and/or the CMV 563 but don't quote me on that, i'd have to get measurements.

You can email me at [email protected] and i'll try to help you out.

RE: foam - CNC-cut or watercut foam is not cheap. Might be best to just use the pick-n-pluck, but as others have stated - it can shed, so keep the mics in a plastic bag.

The other alternative - harbor freight has some pelican-style cases with foam that are fairly inexpensive.

 

[TLRT]

We can do custom woodboxes in the EU:

 

[lazarlazarevic133]

Here are boxes that i made for my microphones, i used beech wood and ash wood, and Eva Foam for inner part

 

[MicMaven]

Here are boxes that i made for my microphones, i used beech wood and ash wood, and Eva Foam for inner part

Very Nice. / James

 

[Newmarket]

The question floating around here seems to be whether a wooden box has any particular functional value or simply aesthetic/presentational value. And a retro thing like when hifi and mixing desks etc often had "Teak end pieces" rather than the later common self healing foam etc.
Reminds me of the anecdotal tale of early Burr Brown transistors etc being sent out in wooden cases and the producer being unamused that the receiving engineers generally simply discarded the boxes and were interested in only the semiconductors.

 

[Barry Hufker]

To my mind, a wooden box is only for aesthetics. In time it will get dented, chipped and look worn. A plastic case is very suitable for storing your mic in its wooden box...

 

[Recording Engineer]

All mics that don’t come with cases of any kind (I’ve many), I put in zippered-pouches. I’m tempted to put the ones with cases in zippered-pouches too! Big cases taking up tons of room in the mic cabinet drives me nuts; but then I still have to store the cases elsewhere!

Getting nice wood cases for them all instead would be cool for neat stacking, but it costing me a few thousand (even if only $50 a piece) is not cool. Don’t need em!

 

[MicMaven]

All mics that don’t come with cases of any kind (I’ve many), I put in zippered-pouches.

That reminds me, I purchased some semi-hard neoprene protective cases just last month! These are some of my mics in various size zippered storage cases. I added some open cell foam to some of them so the microphones would not roll or bounce about inside them. The case holding the "dynamic duo" comes with pre-cut foam dividers which are a tad long as they are cut for wireless microphones, but this works for me. I paid between $9 and $12 for them. Happy trails. James

 

[Colorblind]

I've found cheap wooden boxes at the dollar store and fit kaizen foam into them, with cutouts so the mics fit snugly. I've also used ammo boxes, DIY pine boxes, pedal board cases, and cheapo amazon aluminum cases with pull 'n' pluck foam covered in a satin material to keep the foam off the capsules. Kaizen foam is much more rigid and does not seem to deteriorate the way other foams do.

 

[klem]

That reminds me, I purchased some semi-hard neoprene protective cases just last month! These are some of my mics in various size zippered storage cases. I added some open cell foam to some of them so the microphones would not roll or bounce about inside them. The case holding the "dynamic duo" comes with pre-cut foam dividers which are a tad long as they are cut for wireless microphones, but this works for me. I paid between $9 and $12 for them. Happy trails. James


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Would you mind sharing the source for these? Thanks,

 

[MicMaven]

Would you mind sharing the source for these? Thanks,

I buy them on eBay.com.

I search for "microphone shockproof EVA Mic Hard Shell Storage Case Box bag pouch" or some such combination and that usually finds what I need, but they are useful for many other things, so you may wanna get clever and creative to find all available options.

Good luck. James

 

[OneRoomStudio]

You can also get them on AliExpress for a song: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256801465916393.html

 

[CJ]

find a library that is going out of bizness,

or maybe those are PO boxes i do not know.

 

[kags]

find a library that is going out of bizness,

or maybe those are PO boxes i do not know.

Yes- the card catalog drawers, sometimes used as apothecary drawers. Like these, but you’ll need deeper drawers.
https://www.amazon.com/PACKGILO-Apothecary-Tabletop-Organizer-Furniture/dp/B09TTWFF73/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?crid=FMF4GK9EJZQL&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Hf93zEcB2Gswk_-Ynyw98HErR79EdM8_Dov3bwftgZdAQCDKc8j7y4jQvnWHotPx8sDuu1cQB5ax3ffgnMk-yojc9ZwgvPZfyyeayCRdhT2uJax_GgxxjjKR3nuH4ubtlnv_HpJKYLO51oGKO_gm2fZIl0NwdGC3hAB2XZGW7_q5gNwmOmegI_Dy2COBWZWYMtvqwOwmIEOeALIiFJCz3A.7LYS6OpL_FEiq82qzmYcb9OYSGesScEIb8reWPGFhJM&dib_tag=se&keywords=library+card+catalog+cabinet+4x6+cards&qid=1729292627&sprefix=library+card+catalog+,aps,198&sr=8-2