Re: [Harp-L] MV1 - Harmonica Finger Mic by Microvox

["Steve Shaw" <moorcot@xxxxxxx>]

Cheers Jim.  As with just about everything to do with harmonicas, here in 
rip-off Britain these things are much more expensive.  In my local 
electrical shop you can buy the equivalent to this mic for £20 ($35-ish), 
Vivanco EM116.  For £10 more you can buy a stereo one, Vivanco EM216 (it has 
a stereo/mono switch).  I have one of each and they are equally good at 
amplifying me, but sometimes I want to prop the mic up on the table in the 
pub to record us playing - I use the stereo one for this purpose, plugged 
into my minidisc recorder.  Great recordings, spoiled only by the difficulty 
of knowing where the best place is to put the mic and the background noise 
which can be excessive at times.  BTW, the little tie-clip in the picture is 
easily removable for hand-cupping.

Steve

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> From: "Jim Greenwald" <staggerin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Steve Shaw" <moorcot@xxxxxxx>,<harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] MV1 - Harmonica Finger Mic by Microvox
> Date: Sat, 28 May 2005 15:49:48 -0700
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Shaw" <moorcot@xxxxxxx>
> > I just found this: 
> > http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F007%5F008%5F003%5F001&product%5Fid=33%2D3013 
> > If I were over there I'd try this.  That price is less than fifteen quid, 
> > which to a Brit is a solid gold bargain/risk worth taking.  And even if 
> > you don't come to love it much you'll always have a tiny emergency backup 
> > mic that weighs next to nothing.
> ----- Jim -----
>
> Steve's got a good eye (and ear). This is a great mic for recording - just 
> clip it on your shirt and after a little whilte, you've forgotten it's 
> there. I've always had a difficult time recording where my attention is 
> divided between playing and keeping a "relationship" with the mic staring 
> at me <g>.
> The fidelity on this thing is amazing, especially at this price.
> One thing to remember with "lapel" or "tie-clip" mics is they have an 
> exaggerated high frequency response - so at close range (or cupped) you 
> need a true hi-freq roll-off or shelf on your gear, not just a 'Treble' 
> knob.
>
> Cheers,
> Staggerin' Jim
> Listen to Roots Harmonica at http://www.live365.com/stations/staggerinjim