Re: [Harp-L] Video of last night's performance of John Philip Sousa's THE HARMONICA WIZARD MARCH

[Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

It's a '1-JV sound powered phone' chest plate. Commonly worn by the bridge central terminal and the lookouts, CIC, radar, engineering, and navigation stations. The operator then relays info to the duty officer of the deck. 
smo-joe       (applauding Big George)



On Jun 14, 2012, at 12:37 PM, George Miklas wrote:

> Hi Bob,
> 
> My mic was custom built for me by Dick Gardner in 1985.  It consists of
> parts from a Shure 315 Ribbon Mic.  The hardware is a military
> communications chest plate which might have been used by airmen, seamen, or
> tank operators.
> 
> George
> 
> 
> On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 12:33 PM, robert mcgraw <harpbob@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> Great job George! I love Sousa...didn't know he had written  for
>> harmonica.
>> WVa Bob
>> P.S. Please tell us about your mic!
>> 
>>> Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:51:16 -0400
>>> From: harmonicat@xxxxxxxxx
>>> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [Harp-L] Video of last night's performance of John Philip
>> Sousa's THE HARMONICA WIZARD MARCH
>> 
>>> 
>>> Buhl Park Concert Band with Guest Harmonica Soloist, George Miklas
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2xOEbhOYYU
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --
>>> George Miklas, Harmonica Performing Artist and
>>> Entertainer<http://harmonicagallery.com/>
>> 
>>> John Philip Sousa's THE HARMONICA WIZARD
>>> MARCH<http://harmonicagallery.com/sousa>
>>> Harmonica Repair Done Right by George <
>> http://harmonicagallery.com/repair>
>> 
>>> SPAH is the Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the
>>> Harmonica...a non-profit, membership organization dedicated to serving
>> the
>>> harmonica community. <http://spah.org/>
>>> **
>> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> George Miklas, Harmonica Performing Artist and
> Entertainer<http://harmonicagallery.com/>
> John Philip Sousa's THE HARMONICA WIZARD
> MARCH<http://harmonicagallery.com/sousa>
> Harmonica Repair Done Right by George <http://harmonicagallery.com/repair>
> SPAH is the Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the
> Harmonica...a non-profit, membership organization dedicated to serving the
> harmonica community. <http://spah.org/>
> **