RE: [Harp-L] Shaker microphones

["Bill Hines" <billhines4@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Are you sure the crystal is still good? They're quite fragile and
susceptible to extreme temps. Was it in the attic? It should be hi-z and
work in a guitar amp.

I just saw Harper (from Australia, your neighbor) last night and he was
playing through one, he loves it. It sounded pretty darn good. 

Bill

-----Original Message-----
From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of hazcon
Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 10:18 PM
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Harp-L] Shaker microphones


Have just finished shifting house and during the packing came across a 
Shaker mike that i bought about 5-6 years ago.Thing was i could never
get it 
to work.At the time i had some vague idea it was an impedance mismatch
so 
put it to one side to look at later.Course not exactly being a human
dynamo 
i never got round to it.
                    I have been to the Shaker web site and it says that
its 
crystal mike (mine) is set up for high Z.That means it should work into
a 
guitar amp imput?No luck into my Fender Champ (reissue)
               Anyone have any experience with these mikes that might
throw 
some light on my problem

Thanks
Rick
in NZ 

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