El Músico Loco
6 posts
Jan 26, 2011
4:15 AM
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I found this the other day and was wondering if anyone had ever seen one like it. Works good but has a small ding on the brass cover. If anyone is interested in it make me an offer.
Cheers,
Chris
elmusicolocofx@gmail.com
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rbeetsme
368 posts
Jan 26, 2011
6:00 AM
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Looks like a mic for a Japanese tape recorder.
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chromaticblues
524 posts
Jan 26, 2011
6:05 AM
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Looks like an "Awia". I'm not sure if thats the correct spelling, but yes rbeetsme is right. It is a japsnese mic from the sixties that someone put a volume control on.
Last Edited by on Jan 26, 2011 6:57 AM
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ncpacemaker
224 posts
Jan 26, 2011
6:41 AM
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Looks like it could be a BR-549 from a customizer named Junior Samples.
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MrVerylongusername
1526 posts
Jan 26, 2011
7:13 AM
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I have one of these.
That's not a volume control, it's a bolt to screw it onto the base (not shown here, but mine has a grey one). I inherited a box of old electronics stuff my Great Uncle when he passed away and this mic was in it.
I could never find a way to get inside, but I always presumed from the weight of it that it was a dynamic mic. Anyway I think it probably is a Japanese mic, but the base on mine has the Phillips logo stamped on it. I guess it's one of those mics that bundled with reel-to-reel recorders and rebranded for many different manufacturers
The cable is way too flimsy for a gigging mic and would have to be replaced. I never got round to it.
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chromaticblues
527 posts
Jan 26, 2011
7:30 AM
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@ Mrlongname
Does yours have a number on it that starts with the letters DM-then a few nubers?
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MrVerylongusername
1527 posts
Jan 26, 2011
7:37 AM
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Dunno!
it's in my loft and I'm at work. I'll try and dig it out later tonight. Where is the number - mic or baseplate?
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chromaticblues
529 posts
Jan 26, 2011
9:04 AM
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It should be at the bottom of the mic at the cord end.
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MrVerylongusername
1530 posts
Jan 26, 2011
10:52 AM
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Yeah it has a number but it doesn't start DM, it's been stamped on and the ink isn't very legible. I think it's BL and then numbers. Here's some photos. The Phillips symbol wasn't stamped on as stated above, but is a sticker (I had to dig hard amongst the junk in the loft to find this, been several years since I used it - my recollection wasn't perfect). A sticker is the easiest way to rebrand something so my Japanese theory still holds, although it does read made in Holland.
The OP's mic is in better nick than mine - mine has a large crack along the length of the plastic shell (inherited it in that condition).
Here's some picture:
Last Edited by on Jan 26, 2011 10:54 AM
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El Músico Loco
7 posts
Jan 26, 2011
2:31 PM
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Hi Everyone,
Thanks for all the great info. I love the original base that you have in the picture Mrverylong....
Mine has just a faint bit of one letter showing and the rest is worn off. I got it in a box of stuff and have no idea about it. I am just learning harmonica and learning about the gear. I checked the impedance on it and it measured around 800ohms so it definitely isn't a high impedance mic. I did try it through a tiny transistor amp and it works but like I said I have no real playing skills or know much technique.
I thought it might be interesting.
Thanks again,
Chris
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marcos
11 posts
Jan 26, 2011
8:08 PM
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One sold on E-Bay for $71.00:
http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140486298362
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El Músico Loco
10 posts
Jan 28, 2011
2:08 AM
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Thanks for the link. I put mine up on ebay last night
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280621736196&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT
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MP
1332 posts
Jan 28, 2011
10:40 AM
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aiwa, american,kent, phillips, and at least one other dutch company made tape recorder mics similar or identical to the one pictured above. that grille was popular in the '60s.
so....what is it?
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chromaticblues
540 posts
Jan 28, 2011
10:45 AM
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They both look japanese from the sixties, but if ti says made in Holland than maybe it is? If had the DM-###. then it was made in Japan for sure.
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rharley5652
377 posts
Jan 29, 2011
11:53 PM
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there's one listed on ebay:
VINTAGE ART DECO PHILIPS OLD HARP HARMONICA MICROPHONE
ebay Item number: 280621736196
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Greg Heumann
1022 posts
Jan 30, 2011
9:29 AM
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Some of these old mics make decent harp mics. I've never heard anything that ultimately sounds as good to my ears as a good CM, let alone a CR, BUT their advantages are light weight, smaller holding/cupping size, coolness factor and sometimes low prices.
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chromaticblues
544 posts
Jan 30, 2011
10:25 AM
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Yeah Greg I agree about some of what you said. I have bought alot of cheap jap sixties mics off Ebay. Its a roll of the dice, but I have a Awia that is brand new from the sixties. I paid $14.95 plus $4.50 shipping. Its absolutely perfect for harp. This one isn't dirty, noisy, nothing! It adds a little fullness, distorts smooth when cranked and picks up hole 1 to 10 and everything inbetween eqauly.
I have bought some that I just tested and threw away, but most of those were from a batch of mics for $9.99 plus shipping. All in all old real to real mics are the last thing that hasn't gotten stupid expensive YET! I have two other mics that came from $9.99 deals on Ebay. For that money its worth a try!
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NiteCrawler .
107 posts
Jan 30, 2011
10:59 AM
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Just a note to say I took an element out of this type of mic and put it in a Shaker and it turned it into a ballsier(fuller sounding) mike for sure.I don,t use it much because of my love for bullet style mics but its another one thats in the arsenal just in case.
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MrVerylongusername
1540 posts
Jan 30, 2011
2:41 PM
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@NiteCrawler
was it easy to get the element out or did you need to crack open the case?
I couldn't find any easy way to unscrew the case, but was a little cautious because of the long crack on mine.
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rharley5652
378 posts
Jan 30, 2011
4:52 PM
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@Chromaticblues,.you say: "All in all old real to real mics are the last thing that hasn't gotten stupid expensive YET!"
Thats true ,.unless your lookin at the Ol' Shure real-real mics as they have the Shure CR's in them & they have gotten stupidly expensive !!
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