Yes I got like a dozen from him until 2018,then he finished this model. Mic is 1500EUR, I can send many samples these mics are highly regarded by the local classical music /jazz studios,mics are very reliable I can send spare tubes also.
here is an example with David Liebman on sax:
https://youtu.be/6B9MnHoO4RY

Nice. I'm sure it's worth it. I'm more in the market for a body, as I have most of the parts to build one. thanks!

I have started several businesses over the years and in my judgement in some ways it is easier now than in the past, but in other ways it could be harder.

Almost any time I think of some gadget I need, I find one for sale from Amazon... (almost).

The WWW makes direct sales far easier... Back in the 70s I had to actually advertise and mail out catalogs, now you just need to build a kick ass website.

If your idea is so easy you can't share it, maybe you need a different concept with a higher barrier against competition.

Have something unique to sell (like a drum tuner that doesn't suck).

Good luck... Just do it...

JR

Just do it.  Best advice; Thank you!

Being extremely patient,and having a number of years to build the list.I have done virtually zero marketing,all word of mouth. I can also confidentially say that I am not planning on staying in the repair business or doing it as my only source of income as its been incredibly difficult and very low paying. I am not trying to discourage you, this business is just not very glamorous after doing it a few years haha. And I can guarantee that I make a fraction of what you make as a formally trained engineer and Im the main guy in a city of 250000 in California...with no other repair shops within an hour drive (Plenty once you get to the bigger cities around me like SF Bay). If you are going to do it,I would recommend focusing on a niche with money in it.I have started doing mixing console installs and on site studio repair,and that has been far more profitable than almost all of the repair work I would get in.

Thank you  for sharing. Well, I guess I will consider doing some marketing in this case and look into remote repairs as well.  I feel resigned to the fact that its not a very glamorous job and that I will likely need other income sources.  There is less population here but there is a decently vibrant music scene here when not in pandemic mode. 

Hey guys, I’m really putting the cart before the horse here, because I’m going to have so many dumb basic questions pretty soon, but in hopes of currying some favor ahead of that, I’d like to (hopefully) contribute something useful. 

I have been going back and forth about whether I will ultimately want to incorporate the Hold function.  Opinions on it seem to swing both ways, and I don’t want to be committed to something that I end up disliking.  On the other hand, I don’t want to miss out.

So I spent some time thinking and I believe I’ve come up with a way to have the option of both auto-release AND hold usable, switchable between the two using a 4pdt switch.  I’m kind of nervously anticipating that someone will tell me I missed something obvious and this won’t work and I’m an idiot (I already know that last part), but I figured I’d put it out there and see what you think.

I drew it out because it helps me to visualize things.  The wire from the CW side of the Hold pot could also be connected directly to the ground pad of R58, but I thought this option seemed a little tidier.  What do I know, though.

I can play Van Halen and sadly the ladies still don't swoon for me.

LOL

Really beautiful sounds! It makes me feel ancient and eternal, like the sounds are encoded into my DNA somehow. But probably from just watching Game OF Thrones recently...