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Tom Wagner
Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 8:30 am Reply with quote
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What microphone is singer Billie Holiday using in this photo?




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CB
Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 5:03 pm Reply with quote
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Took a while to find this one: It's a Shure Model 730A/or B "Uniplex" Crystal Microphone. An early unidirectional/cardioid design, made for "...adverse conditions of background noise and reverberation where a conventional microphone would be practically useless.". I can't imagine it would have sounded all that great, although probably one of the better fidelity Crystal Mics of the 1940's (not a technology known for terribly lifelike sound reproduction; although not quite as "coarse"-sounding as the once-common Carbon element mics).
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Mike Sommer
Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 10:32 pm Reply with quote
Joined: 14 Dec 2007 Posts: 455 Location: Los Angeles
Would make a nice harp mic.

There is also a 730S, circa 1942. The S referred to the stand that came with it.

Here Is the data sheet on it:
http://www.shure.com/stellent/groups/public/@gms_gmi_web_ug/documents/web_resource/us_pro_730a_ug.pdf
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