jonsparrow
1882 posts
Jan 25, 2010
10:44 AM
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just got the jt-30 today. the shell is in really nice condition. the paint job looks like wrinkled foil an it has a nice thick clear coat over it. the tag is mint too. the mic does work but its EXTREAMLY weak so i def need to get an element for it. now i only have to decide which one to buy. oh an i have anouther jt-30 coming also. i think i have an addiction. the brown spots is just dirt or something it cleaned right off.
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NiteCrawler .
24 posts
Jan 25, 2010
11:21 AM
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I bought the same one yrs. back at an antique shop with a stand for $25.Its the original paint,the same as yours ,and the element a crystal was shot and sounded like a salt shaker.I removed it of course and loaded it with a black label that a friend got me for a couple of lessons.I wouldn,t take any $$ off of him but when he brought me the B/L I couldn,t turn him down.Bottom Line:Babys Got Back!
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jonsparrow
1884 posts
Jan 25, 2010
11:26 AM
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i asked the girls to model for me...
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pharpo
108 posts
Jan 25, 2010
1:45 PM
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Hey Jon....I have the same affliction....I just picked up a electrovoice 664...said to have been used by Mohammad Ali in a radio interview in PA. I'd like to get it chopped like yours....but I don't remember who did the work. ?????
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Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art. - Charlie Parker
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tookatooka
1070 posts
Jan 25, 2010
1:49 PM
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When that jt30 was made it looks like they were expected to survive all out nuclear war. It looks a real toughie and made to last for centuries.
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jonsparrow
1893 posts
Jan 25, 2010
7:01 PM
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"but I don't remember who did the work. ?????"
im not positive. i got it from ron sunshine an almost all his mics are worked on by chuck gurney. so i assume it could have been him.
thats a cool history for your mic though. mine was owned by a janitor named ike.
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jonsparrow
1894 posts
Jan 25, 2010
7:03 PM
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"When that jt30 was made it looks like they were expected to survive all out nuclear war. It looks a real toughie and made to last for centuries."
just dont stick you finger through the grill. i did that just before an cracked the element. not that it matters anyway.
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rharley5652
35 posts
Jan 25, 2010
11:37 PM
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Jon ,.sweet lookin JT-30,..an the Girls also ,..
Pharpo ,..I can do the chop ,.check ya e-mail,..
Jon what element ya puttin in the JT-30,.an yea,.like the tattoo's ,.they become an addiction.
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jonsparrow
1898 posts
Jan 26, 2010
9:28 AM
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i dont know yet. im still trying to decide. i kinda want a crystal but the frailness of it is pushing me away. if not that then maybe a white label shure cause i allready have a black label.
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barbequebob
391 posts
Jan 26, 2010
9:49 AM
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Finding those older crystals still in good condition is getting harder and harder to find and those cheap, crappy Kobitones made in Japan being used on the newer Blues Blasters are just flat out horrible.
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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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Bluzdude46
414 posts
Jan 26, 2010
1:58 PM
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Yea it's an addiction, I'm over it............ yanno I saw one on ebay today that.............Never mind!!
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rharley5652
40 posts
Feb 02, 2010
3:40 AM
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Jon ,.Lookin for that fresh older crystals chenk this place out :
http://www.jt30.com/jt30page/eacstore.html
These are authentic MC-151 made by Astatic.
Price $150
Genuine Astatic Crystal Element!!!
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rharley5652
41 posts
Feb 02, 2010
4:08 AM
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Here is todays Hot Buy !!!!
Shure Model 520 Controlled Reluctance Mic. 1951 in BOX!
Ebay Item number: 120513759132
Yeah... NEW OLD STOCK in the ORIGINAL BOX.
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Kingley
782 posts
Feb 02, 2010
4:11 AM
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"Shure Model 520 Controlled Reluctance Mic. 1951 in BOX!"
Only a fool would buy that!
For the same money or less, you could get a good harp mic and an amp!
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jonsparrow
2028 posts
Feb 02, 2010
8:49 AM
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a fool, or a rich pro harp player. bruce willis might buy it lol
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Rick Davis
158 posts
Feb 02, 2010
12:06 PM
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BBQ Bob, I played one of those Hohner Blues Blasters last Sunday. Man, it was dreadful! REALLY nasty tone, and I don't mean that in a good way. The problem was, the guy who owned it handed it to me and said, "Tell me what you think." After playing for a while I had to think of a polite way to tell him it was a POS. I couldn't think of anything nice to say about the mic at all.
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-Rick Davis
Blues Harp Amps Blog
Roadhouse Joe Blues Band
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barbequebob
421 posts
Feb 02, 2010
12:57 PM
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The casting quality of those new ones aren't particularly good either.
These days $150 for a real MC-151 crystal isn't bad, considering that any of the old CR cartridges whenever they're on Ebay and in good condition are often $250++.
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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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Luke Juke
97 posts
Feb 02, 2010
12:59 PM
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If I were you jon and you want a crystal, then I'd send an email to the bloke at front and centre mics and see if he'll sell you an element. I think I read somewhere that it's a nos with no markings on it and sounds great.
Last Edited by on Feb 02, 2010 1:00 PM
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pharpo
129 posts
Feb 02, 2010
1:37 PM
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@ Rick:
I had a BB...it was my first harp mic. I then put in a CM....what a difference. The element I took out was very thin / lightweight...piece of crap. Now I'm like Jon...a collector LOL....I picked up a 664 and an old sure PE66L (precursor to the SM57)that I hope to have "refurbished".
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Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art. - Charlie Parker
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Rick Davis
159 posts
Feb 02, 2010
1:55 PM
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pharpo- I started out playing through vocal mics for a few years. My first "harp" mic was an Astatic JT-30 I bought at Elderly Instruments in Lansing MI in 1980. I think it cost like 80 bucks. I lost it somewhere in the 90s with I was drunk.
Right now I have like ONE good harp mic, a Greg Huemann modified Peavey Cherry Bomb bullet mic with Shure CM element. It is radically hot.
I've owned lots of harp mics, but I like selling gear so I can buy more. I ordered a mic from Front and Center and it should arrive tomorrow. I'll let everybody know how it sounds. I reviewed F&C mics on my blog (link below) and REALLY liked them, so I ordered one for myself.
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-Rick Davis
Blues Harp Amps Blog
Roadhouse Joe Blues Band
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Luke Juke
98 posts
Feb 02, 2010
2:06 PM
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I think it was your blog that I read about them rick
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Pimpinella
63 posts
Feb 02, 2010
2:08 PM
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Nice collection. Whats that thing that looks like a chopped off 638? Is it modified? I know there's a similar model 719, but that still looks slightly different...
Last Edited by on Feb 02, 2010 2:31 PM
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Kingley
792 posts
Feb 02, 2010
2:22 PM
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Nice looking mics Jon.
My collection consists currently of 2 x JT30's (one CM,one crystal), 2 x T3's (both with CM's), Astatic Biscuit (crystal), Shure 520, 4 x Shure 545's, 2 x Shure 540S, Ev RE10, 3 old ribbon mics, SM58. I sold off quite a few over the years. I guess all in all over the last 15 years I've had maybe 100 or more mics. It's quite addictive and a lot cheaper than buying amps.
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Kingley
793 posts
Feb 02, 2010
3:19 PM
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Lol! Yeah I got the joke. You're right though someone will probably buy it.
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jonsparrow
2034 posts
Feb 02, 2010
4:50 PM
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dam kingley. an i thought i was bad.
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rharley5652
43 posts
Feb 02, 2010
4:59 PM
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Pimpinella,. that thing that looks like a chopped off 638 Is the Blue Devil,..SUKM By Rharley
641 Chopped With VC & Vintage 5/8 spring loaded connector,..
The other EV is the HOG By Deluxe!!
Last Edited by on Feb 02, 2010 5:01 PM
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Kingley
796 posts
Feb 03, 2010
2:07 AM
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Jon- LOL! I'm still looking at getting more too!
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