Re: [Harp-L] Crystal Microphone Element

[Paul Marconi <pmarcons@xxxxxxxxx>]

Todd.....I have never heard of anyone using these....If they were,  all the
D104's for sale,  would be going high. (and they are not)  I am a Ham and
have several of these mics in my collection.  They were prized because they
had great range for spoken word - a lot like the old Shure's and Turners of
the day that had great "harp" crystals in them.  I don't think they work
well for harps....but I'd like to hear from someone as to why ?.  Goin to
HCH ?

Paul

On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 6:41 PM, todd allen <soundguyaudition@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> has any here tried a replacement Crystal Microphone Element or any newer
> Crystal Element with any luck?
> I am always looking on eBay but there either untested (another word for it
> don't work) or there price is beyond absurd.
> here's one listing I was going to try for 15 buck it wouldn't be a huge
> loss.
>
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Astatic-Crystal-Microphone-Element-D-104-Qty-1-/320771285619?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aaf756273
>
> Specifications
> Size  L  50 mm   W 50 mm  D 16.5 mm
> Impedance 9 k ohms
> Sensitivity -55 dB
>