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Yes yes, please post a list of the mics and the final appraisal value if you can. Sorry to hear that your friends father passed away. I know it can be a hard time and having someone do something as noble as you have done at a time like that really means a lot. You're a good guy Char... err Richie ;) Good deeds pay off 10 fold.
 
Well your reputation as a good citizen preceeds you Richie. I'm guessing it's not luck that they want to give you the mics but something you've somewhat earned. I agree, get them appraised, let the family know what we're talking about, and make some sort of donation to a favorite charity of the family.

Well done.
 
Good man! There are so few left with any REAL sense of honesty, I encounter them so infrequently.

However, there do seem to be quite of few of us here... :D

Yep yep, Karma is a b**ch.
 
Will your own mics to somebody, in the event you step out in front of a bus.

This gift of mics is kinda like getting a battery jump from a total stranger. They don't want to be paid... just want you to jump start the next guy who is in need.

Enjoy.

And yes, you are doing the honorable thing. A rare deed in today's world.
 
I don't have a problem with a battery jump, but I don't think I'm going to let the nice lady leave me her Mercedes.-Richie
 
You know, it can be hell having a conscience. If, however, they still want you to have them after the appraisel, go for it. You have done your duty.

On the other hand, they could all be knockoffs ala that thread a few days ago that had pics from eBay! Sorry, I had to say that to quelch my jealousy! :o

Regards, Steve :D
 
Well, here's the update. The RCA pair they're hanging onto for a while. I think they'll eventually go at auction. When all is said and done, I get the weird leftover mics, mostly a bunch of bad mics, specialized mics, and white elephant mics. But also, one icon. Yeah, there's a Tascam electret with an omni capsule, a bad old Aiwa crystal mic mocked up to look like an RCA ribbon. I don't think that's worth the weird cabling to plug it in. There's a few fair cheap dynamics, including an EV N/T 257, a state of the art Shure lapel mic with all the accessories (more weird cabling), and... an apparently well cared for Shure Unidyne 55C circa 1947-49(the icon). The all purpose mic of kings, presidents, dictators, and crooners. Hell, I can do a google search on the puppy and get more history than prices.
So, before I start singing "Happy Birthday Mr. President", can anybody tell me-
What is its approximate market value assuming it sounds good?
What the hell kind of cable do I need to hook it up, and where can I buy one?
Given that the mic is rated for 100,000 ohms (there were three versions, from low to high impedence), what input should I use for this puppy? My Avalon is variable from 50 to 600 nominal ohms, or should I be plugging this thing into a high-z instrument input? Line in?
Other than vocals, what would you use the thing for? What's a reasonable safe SPL level? This is where I really need advice from old mic guys.
Well one thing's for sure, the Shure *will* get hooked up. Remember Douglas A. Macarthur's stirring speech before D-Day? The Shure was there. They built a multiple impedence version for a year or two, then the smaller one that became the "Elvis" mic.
This is definitely one honkin' heavy duty enclosure. Gives you the solid steel vibe. If anybody knows the answers to any of the above questions, thanks in advance.-Richie
 
Richard Monroe said:
Well, here's the update. The RCA pair they're hanging onto for a while. I think they'll eventually go at auction. When all is said and done, I get the weird leftover mics, mostly a bunch of bad mics, specialized mics, and white elephant mics. But also, one icon. Yeah, there's a Tascam electret with an omni capsule, a bad old Aiwa crystal mic mocked up to look like an RCA ribbon. I don't think that's worth the weird cabling to plug it in. There's a few fair cheap dynamics, including an EV N/T 257, a state of the art Shure lapel mic with all the accessories (more weird cabling), and... an apparently well cared for Shure Unidyne 55C circa 1947-49(the icon). The all purpose mic of kings, presidents, dictators, and crooners. Hell, I can do a google search on the puppy and get more history than prices.
So, before I start singing "Happy Birthday Mr. President", can anybody tell me-
What is its approximate market value assuming it sounds good?
What the hell kind of cable do I need to hook it up, and where can I buy one?
Given that the mic is rated for 100,000 ohms (there were three versions, from low to high impedence), what input should I use for this puppy? My Avalon is variable from 50 to 600 nominal ohms, or should I be plugging this thing into a high-z instrument input? Line in?
Other than vocals, what would you use the thing for? What's a reasonable safe SPL level? This is where I really need advice from old mic guys.
Well one thing's for sure, the Shure *will* get hooked up. Remember Douglas A. Macarthur's stirring speech before D-Day? The Shure was there. They built a multiple impedence version for a year or two, then the smaller one that became the "Elvis" mic.
This is definitely one honkin' heavy duty enclosure. Gives you the solid steel vibe. If anybody knows the answers to any of the above questions, thanks in advance.-Richie
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It doesn't say in the manual, but I bet this can be rewired internally for low impedance, and you can probably replace the connector with an XLR. I did that with an old Shure ribbon.

If nobody here knows, try asking Shure on their website knowledge base.

The response curve looks a lot like the current 520DX, the Green Bullet. If you leave it high impedance, I bet it makes a killer harp mic into a guitar amp.
 
:D Cool Ritchie--VERY COOL.

I'd love to hear some of those mics, WITH REVERB TOO!

Green Hornet :p :p ;) :D
 
Well, I said one thing wrong- the 55C was made between 1939 and 1946. I'm having it refurbed by The Mic Doctor in Florida, and he's building me an Amphenol cable for it. It's looking for 100,000 ohms or more, which means it should work pretty well with a high-z guitar input, which fortunately, all of my pres have. I'm probably going to sell off the rest of the stuff to pay for the refurb and shipping, etc. Anybody need a great lapel mic with all the accessories?-Richie
 
You did the right thing by telling them what it was worth, and she can be proud to have you as a friend.
 
What model is the lapel mic and how much do you want for it?
 
I'll let you know after a little more research, Justharold. I haven't paid too much attention to the lapel mic, because I've been busy with some mics I understand more. Don't worry, though, this was just the studio and oddball mics. The live mics come in the next shipment, which I think includes 2 MD421's, an MD 441, and an EV RE20. I wonder what this rich SOB used for overheads?-Richie
 
Richard Monroe said:
I don't have a problem with a battery jump, but I don't think I'm going to let the nice lady leave me her Mercedes.-Richie
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i once had a friends mother try to give me her late husbands guitar that she said "he only played at church on sundays and, although it's old, it still has the polish cloth, strap, and the reciept from 1958." turned out to be a pristine '57 fender strat. she said if i didn't want it, could i help her sell it for maybe $200? she needed the money, so i ended up helping her sell it for $16,000. till the day she died she would alwys shake her head about the "silly man that paid that kind of money for an old guitar."
i must admit that i selfishly wanted to keep that guitar, but knew that the money would really help her out (and i am more of a tele guy anyway :o )
anyway, richie, i think i know a bit about how you feel, and i think you've got the right attitude. kudos to you. you must be living right.
 
This sounds like a lot of fun! Dude ... anything else rare ... we want pictures!!
 
A couple times a month, someone brings a guitar they have inhereted into my shop, just to see what it is, and what not. Occasionally, what they have is an old Martin. We ALWAYS make sure they know what it is worth before they leave the shop.

You are doing the right thing. There are few people in the world I despise more than those who would take advantage of another person's ignorence at a time when their family member has just passed. As far as I am concerned you have just passed one of the major tests for being called a decent human being. Let them know what it is all worth, and then let them decide what to do with the collection.


Light

"Cowards can never be moral."
M.K. Gandhi
 
Thanks for the kind words, Light. I decided years ago to do something for a living other than being a thief. The suspected C12's turned out to be misidentified junk. I do know, however, that the second installment includes the live mics for a 7 piece band patterned after Chicago, including brass. We'll just have to wait and see. The descriptions of mics from the daughter aren't very useful.-Richie
 
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