Bottomless Microphone Stand
A rare type of microphone stand is the bottomless microphone stand; it is essentially a microphone stand without a base to support itself unaided, meaning it must be held by a singer throughout a live performance. It is useful as a mobile prop.
Freddie Mercury discovered the device by accident: he grabbed a standard microphone stand with such force that it dislodged from its base. For the rest of his career he used a bottomless microphone stand regularly. Robbie Williams also uses bottomless microphone stands.
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