Went to the home of a gear designer/tech lately, and he showed me a microphone he picked up for a song. I don't have pictures of it yet, but it looks exactly, like this:
http://a2.ec-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/75/456fe1ce95d748b28905a070db62ccdc/l.jpg
It was interesting, as There's no specific model number on it. the label on it only states "250/600 ohms".
It had a broken, and mostly straight/uncorrugated ribbon. Build quality was remarkable, Every little details is well made, heavy, solid. We tested the transformer in the mic. The tranny has no marking on it. on the plates it was handwritten faintly "SC440" in black crayon or similar material. The curve is very good. 1db gradual drop all the way to 200k. flat.
Should I just fix the ribbon and go with this? or replace the motor with a modern day solution provided by the fine folks here of the forum?
Can any direct me to the series, or model this mic is from? Or, if possible, who made the transformer?
http://a2.ec-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/75/456fe1ce95d748b28905a070db62ccdc/l.jpg
It was interesting, as There's no specific model number on it. the label on it only states "250/600 ohms".
It had a broken, and mostly straight/uncorrugated ribbon. Build quality was remarkable, Every little details is well made, heavy, solid. We tested the transformer in the mic. The tranny has no marking on it. on the plates it was handwritten faintly "SC440" in black crayon or similar material. The curve is very good. 1db gradual drop all the way to 200k. flat.
Should I just fix the ribbon and go with this? or replace the motor with a modern day solution provided by the fine folks here of the forum?
Can any direct me to the series, or model this mic is from? Or, if possible, who made the transformer?