A bit of shotgun mic history for your viewing pleasure

[GaryNattrass]

At 86 inches long I doubt if you would find a use for one of these in your mic store: http://www.coutant.org/ev643/

[alistermorton]

At 86 inches long I doubt if you would find a use for one of these in your mic store: http://www.coutant.org/ev643/

 

That's a fascinating site. I'm sure I recognise at least one mic I had in my youth on there.

[GaryNattrass]

I was given an AKG C12 when it was due to go in the skip at Tyne Tees TV, I sold it for £1800 15 years later and wish I had saved all the coles ribbon mics that also went in the bin.

 

http://www.coutant.org/akgc12/index.html

 

I did also get some old calrec mics but they too went on e-bay!

[Oldradiohand]

And for those who enjoy old mic spotting there's also http://www.microphone-data.com/

[chelgrian]

At 86 inches long I doubt if you would find a use for one of these in your mic store: http://www.coutant.org/ev643/

 

That site doesn't really give you the scale, on the other hand

 

http://www.preservationsound.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Electrovoice_643_2.jpg

 

I love the

 

"As far as the 643…well… it was supposedly used in the 1960s for Presidential news conferences, but I can’t imagine seeing something like this aimed at a head-of-state today."