Re: Amp and Mic Pics

["Luca R." <prunegr@xxxxxx>]

On 31/03/03, at 10.58, wmharps@xxxxxxxxx writes:
>As far as I know, this mic is all original, with the original crystal
>element. Looking inside, I don't recall seeing any markings at all. 

Just for curiosity, don't it sound "thin"? I ask this 'cause the mic diameter seems small, and usually small cartridges (i.e. old tie mic or LW's Calrad 100C) sound "trebly".
Also, if it really sounds "warm", can you see the cartridge foil and valuate if it's aluminium? I ask this since I have an old Astatic MC101 (that sounds great, BTW), which foil is removable (glue problem), and I have an old cardboard diaphram from an old broken element that would fit perfectly, and I'd like to do some experiment.
Thankyou!

>Geloso made a whole
>range of electronics (tape recorders and radio broadcast stuff), so they
>probably made it themselves. 

Again for curiosity, nowadays I'm working on the conversion of an old Geloso PA, equipped with 4x EL503, the tube that substituted the EL34 (but is a beam pentode, as 6L6 and 6V6) at the end of the tube-era. The accuracy of the inner circuit is amazing, there's even a separate filament for the feedback circuit. Of course, as you've pointed out, transformers, capacitors, as well as switches and connectors are factory-build. These amps are also becoming audiophiles Grail, since they sound great. The problem is to find a pair.
Geloso was the surname of the founder, but you'll likely know that the translation would be "jealous", so... be jealous of that beautiful mic!