Re: Old Hammond microphones - what are they and are they worth keeping?

Mike Rivers <mrivers@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Nick Roche wrote:
>> The microphones themselves are cylindrical, 10cm in length and 2cm in
>> diameter with a five pin connector in the base. They are marked
>> "Hammond M-100" and "Made in England".
>
>> You will have gathered by now that I know very little about
>> microphones. This pair appear to produce good results when used to
>> record a guitar.
>> Are they worth keeping or is there a more modern (relatively
>> inexpensive) version which produces much better results?
>
>Any microphone that you have that gives you good results is worth
>keeping. On the other hand, if someone were to offer you a few grand a
>piece for them, they would be worth selling. They could very well be
>some sort of condenser mic that AKG made for another company, or there
>really might have been a Hammond microphone company. I don't know.

My first guess was rebadged Altecs, but not if they are made in England.
This is a mike I don't know at all.

>There are many decent moderately inexpensive mics that you could
>replace these with if someone offered you the big bucks, but in lieu of
>that, if you have a use for them, keep them and use them.

I'd offer to buy them sight-unseen just for the educational experience.
So if you decide you don't want to use them, let me know.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
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