Re: [Harp-L] Astatic D104




----- Original Message ----- From: "john kuzloski" <jkuzloski@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 5:13 AM
Subject: [Harp-L] Astatic D104



My brother just sent me the Astatic D104 that we used
to use as a CB microphone back in the 60's.

Nicely, the head detaches and is a 3-pin amphenol, but
it's a 3-pin male.  I have a 3-pin to 1/4 inch cable,
but the 3-pin connector on the cable is also male!  I
use that cable with a shure 545-style microphone.

So, I'm looking for an adapter -- a 3-pin female to
3-pin female.  Anybody know if such things exist?

I'm curious to see how it sounds; I think it has a
crystal element.  I guess it could be described as a
large circumference biscuit microphone.  I did manage
to get a decent cup, but I don't know if I could
maintain it for long -- I'd like to find out.

Again, the key question is:  anybody know of 3-pin
double female adapters out there?   Thanks.   Also, if
anyone has tried using a D104 as a harp microphone,
I'm curious about the results.  --john k.

Hi John,
I've tried one of those, but these mikes are FAR too hot and you'd be lucky to be able to barely just turn the amp on without it feeding back. It's output, if it's a crystal is nearly twice as hot as the hottest JT30 crystals and would be more of a problem than what you need and the cartridges won't fit in either at JT30 or GB shell either.


Sincerely,
Barbeque Bob Maglinte
Boston, MA
http://www.barbequebob.com
MP3's: http://music.mp3lizard.com/barbequebob/






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