you are entirely right, and the closest I can think of is the 
standard Shure mounting sleeve, but the base screws in at a 90-degree 
angle compared to the way the Kenwood one does.  It is screwy that 
they don't have the part available, though the Microphone is still 
being sold, as you said.


At 03:59 AM 05/12/13, you wrote:
>What broke? The plastic mic holder on the base? IF so, a friend of mine has
>one of those that broke as well when the mic was knocked off his desk and
>when Kenwood told him they couldn't get the part, pure BS since the mic is
>still made, but anyway when they told him that he went to a local music
>store and got something close. I don't think it had the slotted mount where
>it connects to the shaft so he had to use a different nut and bolt setup
>with a rubber spacer to hold it  at the angle he wanted and make it
>adjustable but it was only a $5 fix. I don't know why Kenwood won't sell you
>the part but that is an option. My friend has been using that setup now for
>over 10 years but I can't see why mic holders would change, you have to be
>able to do something similar if you want. I haven't had that problem yet so
>can't say though I actually did have to do something similar with my MC-50
>after moving and I actually got off cheaper.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Curtis Delzer" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 1:44 AM
>Subject: Re: MC80
>
>
> >I have a rather broken MC60A (sleeve that hold mic to the stand is no
> > longer available from Kenwood), so only can use it as a hand mic.
> >
> >