If you’re looking to improve your harmonica tone when playing amplified, you can reap huge benefits from using a good, vintage microphone. The consensus is, that using old chicago-style harp elements gives you a far richer, muscular, and gritty sound. I rebuild harmonica microphones from vintage parts, including shells, elements, volume controls, cable connectors and custom gaskets.
These microphones are used, but each is carefully built using the best vintage parts available. Each mic is individually tested for function and tone by yours truly. The sound elements are vintage Shure Controlled-Magnetic or Controlled-Reluctance units, and these are installed with custom silicone gaskets for protecting the element, sealing the chamber, and adding to that great vintage harp tone.
Available
Vintage 1964 Shure 520 Bullet Harp Mic, 99B86 DC Controlled-Magnetic
$225.00
1940’s Astatic Model 30 Biscuit Bullet Mic with stand, Original Astatic Crystal Element
$245.00
Custom Astatic JT-30 Bullet Blues Harp Mic, 1977 Shure CM
$200.00
1940’s Astatic JT30 B-Series, 1974 Shure CM Element
$180.00
1960’s Astatic JT30 Bullet Harp Mic, 1971 Shure CM Element
$200.00
1960’s Astatic JT 30 Bullet Mic, Shure Controlled Magnetic Element, Original Base
$225.00
1968 Shure 520 SL Harp Mic – Shure CM 99A86 Element
$175.00
Gold Pearl/White Shure 440 Bullet Microphone, 1966 Controlled Magnetic Element
$305.00
Custom Red Pearl Shure CR41, 1955 White Label Controlled Reluctance Element, Fresh Chrome
$400.00
Gold Pearl/Chrome Shure 520SL, 1959 Controlled Magnetic Element
$325.00
Vintage New Old Stock Astatic JT-30VC, Astatic MC151 Element, Cable Included
$300.00
Switchcraft Screw-on 1/4″ jack adapter Model 332a
$24.50
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Black Powder Astatic 200 Bullet with On/Off Switch
$170.00
1930’s Astatic Model 30 Bullet Harp Mic, 1959 Shure CM
$245.00
1930’s Astatic Model 30 Bullet Harp Mic, 1969 Shure CM
$245.00
1939 Astatic W-30 with Original 1939 Crystal Element. Hot!
$210.00
1940’s Astatic JT-30 with 1978 Shure CM Element
$150.00
1940’s Astatic Model 30 Biscuit Bullet Mic with stand, 1955 Shure White CR Element
$285.00
1940’s Astatic Model 30 Biscuit Bullet Mic, 1972 Shure CM Element
$195.00
1940’s Astatic Model 30 Biscuit Bullet Mic, Shure CM Element
$195.00
1940’s Astatic Model 30 Biscuit Bullet Mic, Vintage 1972 Shure 99B86 CM Element
$195.00
1940’s Astatic Model 30 Biscuit Bullet Mic, Vintage Shure 99A86 CM Element
$175.00
1940’s Astatic W-30, 1966 Shure 99A86 FG Element
$200.00
1940’s Astatic W-90 Brown Bullet, Original Crystal
$350.00
1940’s Chrome Shure Small Shell Harp Mic, Black CR
$355.00
1940’s Chrome Turner BX, 1956 Shure CR element, Hot!
$170.00
1940’s Turner BX with 1958 Shure Controlled Magnetic Element
$145.00
1940’s Turner BX with 1970 Shure Controlled Magnetic Element
$195.00
1940’s Turner BX with 1971 Shure Controlled Magnetic Element
$190.00
1940’s Vintage Astatic 200 Crystal Bullet Microphone
$175.00
1940’s Astatic JT-30, ’58 Shure 99A86 CM, Rare and Fantastic Tone.
$300.00
1940’s Astatic JT-30, ’75 Shure 99B86 CM
$160.00