Nice custom build for a longtime client. Fresh Honey Pearl powder coat, new connector, volume control and knob. Client supplied the Black Label element. Fun to build a pretty microphone. Looks as hot as it sounds. SaveSave SaveSave...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]I did a little light reading last night. Picked up a 1952 Revere T-100 reel to reel tape recorder a bit ago. Along with it was the service manual explaining the machine from screw to tube. The case is...
I need a sh**load of JT-30 Grilles. I picked up 25 JT-30 shells, but there were no grilles. If you've got any you want to sell, email me: james@jamesw120.sg-host.com...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Here's a cool Astatic 200S mod I made for a customer this month. I plug a little Vishay compact potentiometer in just behind the handle. It's out of the way, and doesn't interfere too much with the great shape and cupping area of the 200. This...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Every player's got a box of these lying around. This set of 5 repair projects arrived at the shop last week from Racky Thomas out of Boston. Mostly loose wires, bad potentiometers, and a couple dead crystals. Anyway, I wanted to let everyone know I make...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Two days of clawing through boxes of used electronics. Great flea market. And I walked 9.5 miles while going row, by row, by row.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I've just finished building a dozen harp mics, and they're all listed on my Simple Mics site. They range from $135 to $345 according to their shell condition and installed elements. They all have vintage Shure Controlled-Magnetic or Controlled Reluctance inside. They've all been newly...
[vc_row content_placement="top" css=".vc_custom_1470661831609{margin-top: -20px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;border-bottom-color: #afafaf !important;}"][vc_column css=".vc_custom_1470661583441{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}"][vc_column_text] If you've got an Astatic JT-30RH Roadhouse, or a Hohner Blues Blaster microphone, you may not be satisfied by the tone. Both of these mics are good, solid...