[Harp-L] Shure SM57 microphone questions

["John F. Potts" <hvyj@xxxxxxx>]

For what's it's worth, my solution (for using a 545, which is sort of  
like a 57) is to wrap the pinky and ring finger around the barrel of  
the mic, just BEHIND the grill and press the barrel against the edge  
of the palm/hand with those 2 fingers.  This puts the grill well into  
your hand and you form a tight  cup from there with the remaining  
fingers of the grip hand and the fingers and palm  of your other  
hand.  Although i came up with this on my own, this also appears to  
be what what Butterfield did if you watch him closely on YouTube  
videos.  The barrel of a 57 is  narrower than a 545, though, but the  
same  technique should work.. Both mics are great but not very  
ergonomic for an electric harmonica player. By comparison, most older  
EV mics are easy to cup and usually sound great for harp (fat in the  
midrange with relatively  thick tone).
	JP