Re: Mic cup

["david j. brown" <nonidesign@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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I bought a Shure 544 for $15.00 from a taxi stand and put an 8"' length of
clear plastic tubing over it to stop that loose connection between the head
and the body. I was about to cut off the extra tube when I decided to try
blowing through the 6" that stuck out from the mic head. It really
fattened-up the tone and now sounds a lot more like a my bullet than I would
like to admit (the bullet cost me a lot more). Since the tube is only 1 1/4"
in diameter maybe this might work for you as well. Very easy to cup the end
of the tube. The mic is a little bright as sold so just boost the bass on
the amp, drop the highs a little and give it a shot (you also might want  to
switch the impedence..
2. Tom Ellis is the man.  I bought a Shure CR41 with a CR element in it and
it is my holy grail.  A totally stand-up guy.

From: BT <bulldog483@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: BT <bulldog483@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 23:42:39 -0400
To: Lorenth@xxxxxxx, harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Mic cup


I just did a quick check I just found I make my elbows closer and tilt my
hands so my little finger is more of a 45 degree to the floor and rest the
palms of my hands near the base of my thumb on my chin to close the gap ,
,interesting I am in the same boat ,,just getting comfotable playing with a
mic and amp and had to mess around a bit to get it right, but it is now
second nature,,
Sometimes my arms shake I am pushing so hard to may the fit ,,but that has
happened less and less.
I also have taken to holding the mic as far back in my hands as possible to
make the biggest cup I can,,sometimes with just my little fingers hold it
,,feels natural now,,when you make the fit the tone jumps by 10 at least,,,I
have a Brown Bullet which is smaller than the green one so you might want to
see if you can go to a smaller mic. There are plenty of old and good small
ones out there to pick from ,,,Try Tom Ellis , at harmonicalessons to start.
anyway hope this helps...
But I would like to hear what everyone has to say about this,,
Happy Harpen
Bulldog
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Lorenth@xxxxxxx
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 11:05 PM
Subject: Mic cup

Right, i have no clue if this post is going to get through, but what the
hell....
Ok, I'm just starting to get my playing amplified, and I've been playing
through a green bullet for a few months now. my question is, how tight
should I be able to get my hands cupped around it? there's definately a gap,
around the heels of my hands. I mean, I can definately hold water in my cup,
without the mic, and it bugs the hell out of me that I can't get it really
tightened down. am self-teaching [very slowly] so don't have anyone to
compare to. am i just a victim of small hands syndrome? any help you can
send me.....
Luke