congaron
220 posts
Oct 31, 2009
1:09 PM
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I'll post a pic later. There's not much to see.
It is a gold medication bottle, plastic.
I heated a pointed air hammer attachment with a propane torch to melt a hole in the bottom.
I used an xlr connector I had laying around...it has a rubber strain relief i put into the hole. It is a force fit to the stop from the inside, then the metal body is screwed back on to the outside for a solid unit connection.
The mic element is a radio shack noise cancelling CB element from the early 80's. It is very feedback resistant and unidirectional.
I wrapped several layers of the foam style micropore tape around the element, not covering the rear holes, for a gasket. It is airtight inside the pill bottle. Really sounds good too!
Since I use a pedal for on/off volume control, that's it. Mic, plastic body, xlr connector. I used electrical tape to attach a foam windscreen and cover the entire body and connector.
Like I said, not much to see. It's a lightweight black harp mic. Very lightweight! I'll post the pic sometime later. It's another project mic from stuff laying around the house and garage.
Last Edited by on Oct 31, 2009 1:17 PM
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congaron
221 posts
Oct 31, 2009
1:18 PM
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fuzzy pic, but it's got it where it counts..low feedback, hot sound and plenty of dirt.
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Hobostubs Ashlock
81 posts
Oct 31, 2009
1:22 PM
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cool mic,reminds me of the 1st mic i bought it was a eggstatic,i got off ebay,basically a tea strainer shaped like a egg with a mic in it.it fits great in the hand but to much treble so i got a medicine bottle and cut off the end and tape the mic in it and it made that eggstatic sound twice as good gave it a kinda a echo hollow sound and more deep end.Does your mic have a kinda cool hollow sound?
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congaron
222 posts
Oct 31, 2009
1:53 PM
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It is pretty full. It sounds very trumpet-like until you cup it tight and cover up the end holes on the harp (marine band.) On chords it really gets dirty quick. It is a pretty small element... and low impedance (under 1000 ohms resistance.) It sounds better with a matching transformer when i tested it on a cable into my amp. I expect it to sound really good wireless. I haven't messed with this one much but my wireless unit adds a small element of distortion too, when you exceed the dynamic range limit of it a little. Being low impedance, it will patch right in with one of my cables.
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congaron
224 posts
Oct 31, 2009
3:07 PM
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Here's a shot with less tape..It shows the strain releif inside the bottle. I trimmed the foam down and retaped it..it's just a touch lighter..less tape..lol. XLR connectors are so varied, i always end up custom making the body to fit whatever I am using. If you buy one, this may not work for you. Maybe a 1/4 inch jack would be more universal.
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