[Boatanchors] Interesting Microphone on eBay

[Richard Knoppow]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
To: <oldradio at comcast.net>
Cc: "BOATANCHORS" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 7:02 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Interesting Microphone on eBay


The proper grill for this mic is convex and not flat(!), 
maybe half a
ping pong ball as an example. And the base he has it hooked 
to is
nothing but a part of a ceiling or wall light fixture. The 
bottom of
the mic portion with the switch would actually screw onto a 
threaded
nipple (really) on a stand like an Atlas table or floor 
stand.

But you gotta give him high marks on creative advertising. 
Just look
how many people here he's gotten to comment on a pieced 
together pile
of parts.

~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4

    I sent a message about this but I don't see it. The mic 
had a grill that carried out the finned design theme i a 
sort of swirled ribbon pattern. The grill on this mic is 
probably from an Astatic Velvet Voice mic, a much later 
model. I thought at first the base was one made by American 
Microphone but a look at the catalogue illustrations shows 
it isn't. I am not sure what it is, perhaps part of a lamp 
base. In any case I would be very suspicious of the 
mechanism of something so cobbled together. Evidently the 
auction ended without a sale. That's fine because IMO it was 
fraudulent.


--
Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk at ix.netcom.com