When I broke mine, a bit of superglue did wonders.  Stronger than ever, lol.

But, your correect, a place like Guitar Center may well have a holder that 
could be cobbled together.
Steve, K8SP

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 6:59 AM
Subject: Re: MC80


> 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.
>>
>>