Re: [Harp-L] Re: Mic question

["Splash" <celtiac@xxxxxxxxx>]

Crystals are really finicky, and prone to go hasta la bye bye.  Drop one, or
leave it next to the coffee-maker, and it turns to mush.  I get'em down here
where the humidity is above 75 percent and they last about a month.

Get a 99A86 Shure CM and put it in there.  Unless you got a few C-notes to
spare and then put a black label 99H86 CR. But, I'll bet you won't be able
to tell the difference in the 12th row.

Crystal elements are great in Arizona or northern Nevada, but not down here
in the fungal toenail of America.

PEACE
Scott
Believe in Magic!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe" <abcdeasy@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 10:24 AM
Subject: [Harp-L] Re: Mic question


> Not much you can do about the output of the mic other than replacing
> elements.  You need some more gain somewhere.
> What preamp tube are you using in the amp?  Try 12AX7 (higher gain)
> tube if not already installed.
> You could try running the biscuit mic into an external preamp to get
> more gain and more crunch.
>
> On May 6, 9:58 am, Michael Rogers <bullfr...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I have a 1936 vintage Astatic Brown Biscuit=, with a new 151 element.
> > compared to my old green bullet, it has no crunch. I play through a
> > 1966 Kalamazoo, mic-ed through the PA. the bullet sounds great. I love
> > the size of the biscuit, but wish I could get this thing to growl. It
> > has no volume control, so I bought greg Heumann's volum control.
> > Haven't used it for two years. Any ideas would be appreciated. I paid
> > quite a bit for this critter.
> >
> > thanks.
> > bullfrog
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