Austrian AKG microphone

Is the Mic a D1000E?

--Tim

Many including me have 'non removable' self adhesive labels on their mics to help prevent theft. As well as engraving.

I'm sure there are options, but many of the older pro ones are brass. Satin chrome or whatever plated.

Not come across this - is there a model number anywhere? More common is a high pass filter - perhaps with two frequencies - and a switchable attenuator. But AKG make mics for all purposes.

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Choice of engraving?

"This microphone has been stolen from DP, If you are not he please give it back?"

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Adrian C

;-)

Just my house number and postcode. And course I keep a note of the serial numbers.

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Model D1200E Not a simple single patch of a "stolen from ..... " sticker, odd patches all around the body. Neatly corrugated edge pattern transferred from one of those tape dispenser blades is very clear in a couple of places. I suspect a

2-stage anodising/plating process. A slightly brassier shade of silver under the final process. The tape has neatly removed the top layer, probably. Not leaving an edge like flaked-off plating, but still a precise demarkation. I think my brushing has just blurred the otherwise very abrupt colour change between the silver and silver-bronze colour

A nice mike in its day, sweet sounding tho easily overloaded and the sintered grill was fragile. The capsules didn't take kindly to being dropped. I believe that at one time you could buy replacement diaphragms for them tho how you fitted it I can`t imagine.

From memory, the switch is a simple rolloff filter, The standard AKG rolloff filter freqs seemed to be c 75hz and 150hz I`ve no idea what the letters stand for, maybe Austrian for Bassy,Middly,Sibilanty ;)

Ron

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It is easier getting inside than I thought. You leave the BMS "hearing aid"

3 way switch in place. There may be a " ' " between the B and M or a very neat scratch. About 45 SWG wire inside at the filter choke, easily broken.

"Ukulele Ron"

re: AKG D1200E

** Must be some other mic - cos the D1200 has a steel mesh grille and is hard to overload.

** Bollocks.

** Uses a model D19 diaphragm - got a few in stock myself for use with D12s.

.... Phil

Think he's confusing it with the D190.

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What sort of age is it? That pic is correct, mesh protected by the castellations, BMS switch well recessed inside that recess, finger nail action required. Body may be a form of gunmetal or bronze, not as yellow as standard brass and not as hard as St/St

No the D190 has a slim parallel body and the 'grill' is a sintered metal conical shape.

Phil is correct, my mistake, the grill is a mesh surrounded by a metal castellated part. I often had mikes back from hire with the 'battlements' bent right in or snapped off

They were one of the few mikes of choice back in the early 70`s before the SM58 really caught on in the UK.

Ron

Indeed - I have a few.

It was the sintered grill that made me think of the D190 - plus the fact it doesn't like being dropped.

Not with me. Hate '58s too. The most over-rated mic ever.

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Absolutely, but you try telling the yoof of today that!

"Ron"

** The D1000 is similar to the D1200 but with the sintered bronze top.

The body is made from diecast zinc with a nickel plating and sand blast finish.

.... Phil

Ah yes, that's where my confusion arose, I used to have both.

Ron