Stefan Garr wrote:

I'm looking for a studio mic boom stand with a 5 to 7 ft boom that can
be counter weighted so well that I can literally push the mike in
front of me up and down.

Try a broadcast supply house like BSW or Harris-Allied. There are several
companies making spring-loaded booms for broadcast studios.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."