Question for Harvey, (or anyone who knows)

[MITCHS.]

Hi all,
Been hangin around the forum for some time but this is my first post. I have a V67G and it took a little fall (not bad), but bad enough to dent the gold screen. I was wondering if Harvey (or anyone else who knows, for that matter) how to take off the screen so I can push the dents back out. I tried unscrewing it but I put a little more pressure than I wanted to and it didn't budge. Ididn't send him a PM because I thought this info might be helpful for others as well.
MITCHS.

 

[Harvey Gerst]

Hi all,
Been hangin around the forum for some time but this is my first post. I have a V67G and it took a little fall (not bad), but bad enough to dent the gold screen. I was wondering if Harvey (or anyone else who knows, for that matter) how to take off the screen so I can push the dents back out. I tried unscrewing it but I put a little more pressure than I wanted to and it didn't budge. Ididn't send him a PM because I thought this info might be helpful for others as well.
MITCHS.

There's a big knurled thingy at the bottom of the mic. Unscrew that. Next, remove the big washer it sits against. Now (holding the grill, remove the green body by gently pulling it down. That gets you to the guts of the mic. Note the two small Phillips screws that hold the grill on the chassis (on the underside of the grill. Remove those and the grill comes off.

When you're putting it all back together, note the notch in the green body that indicated how it fits.

 

[MITCHS.]

Thank you sir, for your time and wisdom...
Mitch

 

[artCROSS]

same exact thing happened to me...i was actually using it as a drum overhead, forgot to lock the door taht it was next to, someone calls me in for dinner, then....TIMBER...smashes right onto the corner of my heavy, sharp keyboard. Dented the crap out of it, and, although it may be my imagination, it loss sensitivity...or at least it didn't seem to have the same quality it did. All i did was take it back to the store i got it at and they were more than happy to exchange it for a new one, to my surprise.

 

[MITCHS.]

Wow, Artcross, you were really fortunate to get it exchanged like that! Fortunately, for me, it wasn't too bad. It fell on to a carpeted floor. It just amazes me how easily that gold screen can be dented!!
Mitch

 

[btr31]

hmm, yeah from what i've been told, when a condenser takes a hard fall it is pretty much useless. my friends b3 took a hard fall on a hardwood floor and we basically stopped using it for important stuff. then it took another hard fall, on a tile floor and the cap came off and now it has a low-end hum. heh. u think gc would replace it?

 

[DJL]

I hate cheap mic stands... you guys should invest in some good mic stands.

 

[Wireneck]

They probably should get some better stands but wouldn't it sort of be overkill to have a $200 mic stand holding a under $100 microphone? What they really need is to find some weights and stick them on their stands. Problem solved.

 

[ausrock]

btr,

Presuming you're talking about a SP B3 and not a Hammond I'd be calling SP direct and ask their advice, within reason they don't really care what caused the problems, they just take care of it.



Edit..........Wireneck's advice is good, get some sandbags made up and weigh the stands down with them. Even better advice is to be more bloody careful

 

[darrin_h2000]

My overheads are supported by flanges attached to the ceiling with flexable goosenecks and shockmounts...I never have that worry.

 

[btr31]

heh, i do use weights and yes it is a good idea. but, dont get me started on how it happend. haha. um, but yeah sp b3. i dont think people are normally worried about hammond b3's falling over.

 

[MITCHS.]

Hey DJL;
In my case, I can't really blame the mic stand. I have good stands. I had just set the mic up way too high and the weight was resting between 2 legs of the tripod. Talk about accident waiting to happen! All it took was a slight accidental nudge and there it went! Ausrock is right. I need to be more bloody careful!
Mitch

 

[sweetnubs]

"I hate cheap mic stands... you guys should invest in some good mic stands."


sweetnubs tips to not get fired as his assistant. (above is the first rule)


2. Tape down all cables.
3. If you have a tripod bottom on the stand set it up so as one foot counterbalances the weight of the microphone.
4. put a sandbag on the foot counterbalancing the weight of the microphone.
5. No loose cables on the stand. Wind the cable towards the microphone and leave enough slack at the cable/microphone jack for movement.

 

[DJL]

"I hate cheap mic stands... you guys should invest in some good mic stands."


sweetnubs tips to not get fired as his assistant. (above is the first rule)


2. Tape down all cables.
3. If you have a tripod bottom on the stand set it up so as one foot counterbalances the weight of the microphone.
4. put a sandbag on the foot counterbalancing the weight of the microphone.
5. No loose cables on the stand. Wind the cable towards the microphone and leave enough slack at the cable/microphone jack for movement.

#2... I also hate tape residue on my cables... put a rug over the cables instead.

 

[sweetnubs]

touche. Their is tape you can get that doesn't leave residue.

 

[DJL]

But it doesn't stick either.

 

[artCROSS]

good call on better stands...i do need to invest in some, or at least some sandbags...

In my experience, i've found that stores don't really care what happened to the mic, as long as you haven't had it for over a year. They just sent it back to the manufacturer and they don't lose any money over it. At least that's what one of the salespeople told me, it never hurts to ask...