Austrian AKG microphone
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From: N_Cook on 8 Jun 2010 04:22 Dave Plowman (News) <dave(a)davenoise.co.uk> wrote in message news:5123de4a86dave(a)davenoise.co.uk... > In article <875b24FkfqU1(a)mid.individual.net>, > Phil Allison <phil_a(a)tpg.com.au> wrote: > > > A nice mike in its day, sweet sounding tho easily overloaded and the > > > sintered grill was fragile. > > > ** Must be some other mic - cos the D1200 has a steel mesh grille and > > is hard to overload. > > > http://oldmics.cz/img/v/407_1.jpg > > > > > The capsules didn't take kindly to being dropped. > > > ** Bollocks. > > Think he's confusing it with the D190. > > -- > *Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.* > > Dave Plowman dave(a)davenoise.co.uk London SW > To e-mail, change noise into sound. What sort of age is it? That pic is correct, mesh protected by the castellations, BMS switch well recessed inside that recess, finger nail action required. Body may be a form of gunmetal or bronze, not as yellow as standard brass and not as hard as St/St
From: Ron on 8 Jun 2010 06:39 On 08/06/2010 00:13, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: > In article<875b24FkfqU1(a)mid.individual.net>, > Phil Allison<phil_a(a)tpg.com.au> wrote: >>> A nice mike in its day, sweet sounding tho easily overloaded and the >>> sintered grill was fragile. > >> ** Must be some other mic - cos the D1200 has a steel mesh grille and >> is hard to overload. > >> http://oldmics.cz/img/v/407_1.jpg > > >>> The capsules didn't take kindly to being dropped. > >> ** Bollocks. > > Think he's confusing it with the D190. > No the D190 has a slim parallel body and the 'grill' is a sintered metal conical shape. Phil is correct, my mistake, the grill is a mesh surrounded by a metal castellated part. I often had mikes back from hire with the 'battlements' bent right in or snapped off They were one of the few mikes of choice back in the early 70`s before the SM58 really caught on in the UK. Ron
From: Dave Plowman (News) on 8 Jun 2010 11:06 In article <LJadnYBCxMJtgJPRnZ2dnUVZ7tmdnZ2d(a)bt.com>, Ron <ron(a)lunevalleyaudio.com> wrote: > On 08/06/2010 00:13, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: > > In article<875b24FkfqU1(a)mid.individual.net>, > > Phil Allison<phil_a(a)tpg.com.au> wrote: > >>> A nice mike in its day, sweet sounding tho easily overloaded and the > >>> sintered grill was fragile. > > > >> ** Must be some other mic - cos the D1200 has a steel mesh grille and > >> is hard to overload. > > > >> http://oldmics.cz/img/v/407_1.jpg > > > > > >>> The capsules didn't take kindly to being dropped. > > > >> ** Bollocks. > > > > Think he's confusing it with the D190. > > > No the D190 has a slim parallel body and the 'grill' is a sintered metal > conical shape. Indeed - I have a few. > Phil is correct, my mistake, the grill is a mesh surrounded by a metal > castellated part. I often had mikes back from hire with the > 'battlements' bent right in or snapped off It was the sintered grill that made me think of the D190 - plus the fact it doesn't like being dropped. > They were one of the few mikes of choice back in the early 70`s before > the SM58 really caught on in the UK. Not with me. Hate '58s too. The most over-rated mic ever. > Ron -- *The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese * Dave Plowman dave(a)davenoise.co.uk London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound.
From: Ron on 8 Jun 2010 11:41 On 08/06/2010 16:06, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: > In article<LJadnYBCxMJtgJPRnZ2dnUVZ7tmdnZ2d(a)bt.com>, > Ron<ron(a)lunevalleyaudio.com> wrote: >> On 08/06/2010 00:13, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: >>> In article<875b24FkfqU1(a)mid.individual.net>, >>> Phil Allison<phil_a(a)tpg.com.au> wrote: >>>>> A nice mike in its day, sweet sounding tho easily overloaded and the >>>>> sintered grill was fragile. >>> >>>> ** Must be some other mic - cos the D1200 has a steel mesh grille and >>>> is hard to overload. >>> >>>> http://oldmics.cz/img/v/407_1.jpg >>> >>> >>>>> The capsules didn't take kindly to being dropped. >>> >>>> ** Bollocks. >>> >>> Think he's confusing it with the D190. >>> > >> No the D190 has a slim parallel body and the 'grill' is a sintered metal >> conical shape. > > Indeed - I have a few. > >> Phil is correct, my mistake, the grill is a mesh surrounded by a metal >> castellated part. I often had mikes back from hire with the >> 'battlements' bent right in or snapped off > > It was the sintered grill that made me think of the D190 - plus the fact > it doesn't like being dropped. > >> They were one of the few mikes of choice back in the early 70`s before >> the SM58 really caught on in the UK. > > Not with me. Hate '58s too. The most over-rated mic ever. Absolutely, but you try telling the yoof of today that!
From: Phil Allison on 8 Jun 2010 20:57
"Ron" >>>> A nice mike in its day, sweet sounding tho easily overloaded and the >>>> sintered grill was fragile. >> >>> ** Must be some other mic - cos the D1200 has a steel mesh grille and >>> is hard to overload. >> >>> http://oldmics.cz/img/v/407_1.jpg >> >> >>>> The capsules didn't take kindly to being dropped. >> >>> ** Bollocks. >> > > Phil is correct, my mistake, the grill is a mesh surrounded by a metal > castellated part. ** The D1000 is similar to the D1200 but with the sintered bronze top. http://www.oaktreevintage.com/web_photos/microphones/AKG_D-1000-E_Microphone_web.jpg The body is made from diecast zinc with a nickel plating and sand blast finish. ..... Phil |