Re: [Harp-L] Favorite Harp Mic

["Bart van Strien" <knuppel@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Trip for your answer,
No coincidence indeed, that's the same AT we've been using for more then 10 years, the AT4033. We never use monitors and always stand behind the roomspeakers of course. But still plenty of problems in noisy or big crowds, so we sure would like to find something with less feedback and were hoping the Edwina's are the answer. For sure that's the way they're advertised.

Do you find the Edwina's better resistant to feedback or do you think it's about the same as the AT4033 ?

Thanks again!
Bart

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Trip Henderson
  To: Bart van Strien
  Cc: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
  Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 10:56 PM
  Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Favorite Harp Mic


  Hey Bart!


  I love my Edwina's. I like so many of us on this list have a gear fetish but these mics are truly excellent. Bart I'm sure you know the Foghorn String Band, for those not into hillbilly music they are old time bad-ass at its best and they too use these mics.


  Before getting the Edwina's I was using an AT 4033, my pals Michael Daves and Chris Thile use that mic to great success and its the mic that Del McCourey made popular a few years back because sounds guys using 8-10 live mics at a bluegrass festival were always screwing up so they just went back to the way Bill Monroe did it back in the day - one mic.


  Now the Edwina's like the 4033 are only good for certain applications - speakers downstage from the mic, and no monitors otherwise if the speakers are behind you and monitors are live they will feedback - its all about placement.
  Check out "The Milk Carton Kids" by The Portland Sessions where they use these  http://vimeo.com/52036446. They are sweet!








  On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 4:07 AM, Bart van Strien <knuppel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

    Hi Trip,
    the Edwina sounds interesting. Thanks for pointing it out! We use an AT on stage to amplify our bluegrass band (Blue Grass Boogiemen) but do have feedbackproblems when playing for noisy crowds. Can I ask you something bout the Edwina, since you've got some live experience?
    The Edwina is it really as feedback resistant as they clame it to be?
    And I read in a review that (for vocals) if you get too far away the sound gets thin, do you have the same experience or is it still rich enough to be workable? What you think?

    Thanks in advance!
    Bart
    the Netherlands



    ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trip Henderson" <trip.tunes@xxxxxxxxx>
    To: "robert" <harpbob@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
    Sent: Friday, March 14, 2014 6:49 PM
    Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Favorite Harp Mic



      Hey Bob old friend!  The Beyer M-69 It would be sweet for Chromatic. I got
      the idea from Mickey Raphael and then did my own research. Its great for
      close proximity work, has a frequency range from 50k-15,000k and is very
      smooth, its built rugged and hence is on the heavy side. I use it both on a
      stand and handheld either through the PA or a small tube amp ('57 Tweed
      Champ or Kalamazoo Model 1) where appropriate. I had one stolen by another
      harp player a few years back (he then had a heart a attach and died - just
      sayin') so I bought a second one.  Love it!

      Another great choice is the Beyer M160 ribbon microphone which Mickey also
      uses as does Lee Oskar.  Its a much more fragile mic with less cojones/body
      than the M-69 and is a really sweet smooth mic.

      My last recommendation is the Edwina, a mic made by Ear Trumpet Lab that
      looks as good as it sounds. Its made in Portlandia, Oregon from
      organically sourced plumbing parts (I'm only half joking!) and is a side
      address, large diaphragm, condenser mic that requires phantom power. I use
      a pair to mic my entire 5 piece acoustic band and they work best in a
      trad/acoustic music setting where no monitors are used.  I'll be singing
      and blowing through one tonight at the Jalopy Theatre in Red
      Hook Brooklyn if anyone's around those parts.

      Over and out.

      --

      *Trip Henderson*
      https://soundcloud.com/trip-henderson
      https://www.youtube.com/TheWhistlingWolves

      On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 10:54 AM, robert <harpbob@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


        That looks intriguing...Trip, how would this work with chromatic, held
        Toots style, for jazz?
        Bob

        > Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 23:54:25 -0400
        > From: trip.tunes@xxxxxxxxx
        > To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
        > Subject: [Harp-L] Favorite Harp Mic
        >
        > Beyer M-69
        >
        > *Trip Henderson*
        > https://soundcloud.com/trip-henderson
        > https://www.youtube.com/TheWhistlingWolves




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