Re: [Harp-L] Re: Junior's Mic

[MundHarp@xxxxxxx]

Well I don't know if it was a Bayer Ribbon Mic or a  Sennheiser  dynamic... 
But I can confirm... They both are first class harp mics. I used  a Bayer M 
60 for many years, from the mid '60s to the mid '80s... until it  fell to 
bits, from years of misuse!
And I was lucky to use an old Sennheiser dynamic back in May this year,  
playing at the "Cowboy's Cathedral" with Karmann Powell,  in New  River, 
Arizona... It was simply lovely... I wanted to bring it home  with me. But the 
sound man wanted to keep it! I hope I can use it the next time  I play there.
 
My latest harp mic is a Chinese dynamic "Cayser DM-889"... It cost about  
$9.00 USD here, brand new,  in the Philippines about 6 months ago... That's  
380 Philippine Pesos, or less than £6 GBP...
 
It's not a GREAT mic, but it's an "ok" harp mic... It's not well  
engineered, so  will only last a few months (probably) before  disintegrating. As 
have a succession of inexpensive Audio Technica mics that I  have enjoyed using 
in the past.
 
BUT...
 
I'm just trying to say... You don't HAVE to pay $500 for  a usable harp mic.
 
John "Whiteboy" Walden
English harp player
Living in
Cebu City
Philippines.
 
 
In a message dated 06/07/2010 21:34:57 Malay Peninsula Standard Time,  
steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

<<  I suspect Tom and Sunnyside are right. The vocal mic is  definitely  
one of the Sennheisers which were standard in Germany in  the 60s and  
70s. It looks to me as though he's using one of the same  type to play  
harp through. In those days people just used whatever  was there and  
as Martin observed, fortunately they're great mics  (though I've never  
tried holding one in my hand for  harp),

Steve  Baker
www.stevebaker.de
www.bluesculture.com


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