jawbone
13 posts
Apr 30, 2009
8:21 PM
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Hey all - every time I try to get the instructions on here my computer times out and I lose it - so I'm gonna type it else where and copy and paste - I hope!!??
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jawbone
14 posts
Apr 30, 2009
8:43 PM
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Stuff:
Frost Fence Post Cap (if still available, in Canada I think they may be discontinued)
1 ¼” ABS glue to thread coupler
1 ¼” tail piece slip nut
Drain screen or save the screen from a karaoke mic windscreen and flatten it out
Piece of ½ or 3/8” foam carpet underlay
Karaoke mic cartridge
¼” mono jack
Drill hole in shell to accommodate the ¼” jack. Grind down the ABS until it fits snuggly in the shell. Fit it so that when you glue it in, when the slip nut is threaded on there is a little clearance between nut and shell. Solder the cartridge to jack connections then install. Cut a piece of underlay so that when it wraps around the cart. it will press fit into the shell snug. Cut the underlay so that it is a bit shorter than the length of the cart. so there is room for caulking or silicone as a seal between the shell and cart. I sometimes install very thin porous foam as a gasket between the cart. and the screen . I usually also cut a piece of bright cloth, it looks nice under the screen. Thread on the slip nut, plug in your cord, crank the amp and wail.
I found this to be a nice, light and comfortable mic to cup. The cart. I used was from an Apex 390 mic (I think). If I can figure out a volume control I like I would be using this mic in place of my green bullet. It has a warmer sound and easier to cup.
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isaacullah
204 posts
May 01, 2009
11:20 AM
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Awesome dude! I totally thought that that one was in a fence post cap! Thanks for the instructions... I've also seen one in a shower head... There's so much mic building potential down at the local hardware store and thrift shop. Throw in Radioshack for the stuff you can't scrounge and you are in business!
Anyone else got some mics they want to share?
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jawbone
18 posts
May 04, 2009
6:00 AM
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I want to try one with a condensor mic and a belt pack power and volume control, but I need to find a schematic I can understand - I need the dots real close together!!!
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If it ain't got harp - it ain't really blues!!!!
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Fredrider51
56 posts
May 14, 2009
8:50 AM
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isaacullah
I did it I found a cheap Sony mic from a karioki and dug the element out of it. Found a swith from gas detecter from work and bought a 1/4 jack at radio shack. Wired it the way you said. Man does that sound great. Next to find a body.I will find something different. Thanks I
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isaacullah
247 posts
May 14, 2009
6:29 PM
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Thanks guys! I appreciate it, and I'm glad you've found this useful. I'll be making more in the future, but I'm heading out of the country for a little while, so it won't be for a couple months...
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DutchBones
171 posts
May 14, 2009
8:25 PM
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Take care on your travels and hope to see you back in good health..
ps don't forget to bring your harmonicas....
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Fredrider51
61 posts
May 22, 2009
10:23 AM
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I wish i had a camera to show my mic.. I used some plastic tubing from the gas company and a switch from a gas sniffing machine and a jack from Radio Shack.
I took the mic to our HARP club meeting on Wednesday and everyone used and we had a ball it has nice tone for something made. thanks for this thread
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RyanMortos
178 posts
May 22, 2009
12:14 PM
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Yeah that was a nice homemade mic. Sounded good in that amp too. If I remember Ill bring my camera next time & post some for ya. I still havent put aside time to try and make one. Its on my list of things to do somewhere, haha.
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HawkeyeKane
248 posts
Oct 05, 2011
1:47 PM
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Ressurecting a dead post here...
I just NOW read about this project and have a few ideas on what I wanna do on mine. It's been 2 1/2 years since anyone's posted about these. Has anyone made one in the time elapsed? Please share!
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Stickman
700 posts
Oct 05, 2011
6:34 PM
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Wow! that brings back memories. Isaac's videos inspired me (with absolutely NO electronic skills) to build a mic. You can check it out HERE Hawkeye. It was a lot of fun.
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walterharp
713 posts
Oct 05, 2011
7:15 PM
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these are great fun to make, an excellent way to start learning the electronics of sound, and a fantastic way to get into amplified harp for cheap. in the long run a more expensive element and durable shell is the best route for optimum sound and durability, but these are a fantastic way to get started down a very slippery slope. you can also build very flat response mic's for acoustic work with high quality electret condenser elements.
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isaacullah
1615 posts
Oct 05, 2011
8:32 PM
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Glad you found this old thread! I've been through a LOT of mics since the time I made these first videos, but my DIY Bullet is still my main mic, and still the best one in my arsenal! Let us see you one when you are done!
PS, I posted more detailed step by step instructions on the instructables site: http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-quotbulletquot-style-harmonica-mic/
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HawkeyeKane
250 posts
Oct 05, 2011
8:42 PM
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Thanks Isaac! I printed off Michel Triste's instructions, but some of it just didn't make sense to me. Yours is a lot more straightforward.
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