PropMan
23 posts
Dec 01, 2014
8:52 PM
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The bass player in my band just gave me a brand new in the box Astatic MC-152 element that came from his 88 yr old ham radio enthusiast uncle who doesn't use the old stuff any more. The box looks to be from the 50's and the element looks like a 151 and sounds great but is about 1/3 quieter than any Astatic I've used- you really have to crank it up. Maybe it's just a weak one, but it sounds great otherwise.
Anyone here ever run across a 152 element?
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barbequebob
2774 posts
Dec 02, 2014
10:05 AM
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I've never seen one of those and Astatic has made many more mics using crystal elements than just the JT30's, 200S, or the Biscuit mics and crystal elements, even when they were brand new have a tendency to vary in output quite a bit with some being too hot and some not very hot and a lot in between.
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Greg Heumann
2891 posts
Dec 02, 2014
4:46 PM
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I've certainly never encountered an MC-152 either. Can you post some pics?
If it is weak - it is like most crystals its age - near death. Doesn't matter if they were being played or sitting on a shelf. Probably matters more what the average humidity was where it lived.
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HarveyHarp
618 posts
Dec 03, 2014
9:06 AM
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Greg, so what is bad? High Humidity, or low Humidity?
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barbequebob
2775 posts
Dec 03, 2014
10:30 AM
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With crystals, extremes of temperature as well as humidity can and does affect crystals.
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Sincerely,
Barbeque Bob Maglinte
Boston, MA
http://www.barbequebob.com
CD available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bbmaglinte
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PropMan
24 posts
Dec 04, 2014
10:36 AM
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HawkeyeKane
2669 posts
Dec 04, 2014
12:36 PM
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$7.00 price tag. That's $69.00 in today's money!
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MP
3275 posts
Dec 04, 2014
3:46 PM
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Just when you think you've seen everything an Astatic 152 shows up. :-)
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I'm out of the Biz for a while till I get over my burnout. You can try HarveyHarp or arzajac, or just look the page nacoran put together under Forum Search.
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Last Edited by MP on Dec 08, 2014 1:49 PM
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Greg Heumann
2896 posts
Dec 04, 2014
5:07 PM
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Yeah, news to me too. The element looks OLDER than the MC127/MC151 - looks more like the MC-101.
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Harpaholic
564 posts
Dec 06, 2014
10:00 AM
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It's unique and a cool reminder that we haven't seen everything, but I don't believe for a second that crystal would produce any sound with the terminals blown out like that. It's obviously been exposed to a lot of moisture.
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