A while back a few of the members of the forum offered to take a look at some of the elements I have...to see if any of them would work in a harp mike. Well here they are..are any of these any good?
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@rharley - someone told me that those would need some sort of "phantom power".....what does that mean ? ---------- Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art. - Charlie Parker
The third is a big 'ol dynamic mic too. It could very well sound awesome. With a magnet that big, it could be high(ish) Z too. Only way to find out is to hook it up and give it a go. You don't have to house it yet, just get a 1/4" jack and two leads with alligator clips. You can get all this at Radio Shack, or even a harbor frieght or other hardware store. You just clip one lead to each of the two wires coming out of the element, and then clip the negative lead to the negative post of the 1/4" jack and te positive to the positive post. Then just use a normal guitar cable to connect fromt eh 1/4" jack to your amp. Then just pick up the element, cradle it in your hands, and play your harp through it. The element that sounds best unhoused, will likely also sound best when/if you decide to house it up.
The fourth one looks like a crystal element. I have some that look really similar. I find they are much more "tinny" than the dynamics, so I don't prefer them. But you might like that. The 5th and 6th also look crystally to me, but I can't tell. That last Turner element with its shell will likely sound very good for harp. I have a Turner +1 (the older one),a nd it sounds quite nice. It's a little lower output than an equivalent shure, (your traditional bullets), but I think it still sounds good.
I don't know what the first two are, but if they ARE dynamic, then you won't need phantom power. Phantome power is only for electret and condenser style elements. HTey certainly LOOK l ike dymanic elements, and not electret ones. Electret elements are much smaller than those. I'd just make that test rig with the leads and 1/4" jack, and try them all out.
Hi Bro's,,issuculla Bro spot on about the element top far right it's a very good sounding element pulled from CB hand set it's 500+ohms i hand one installed in a turner mic my first built mic i would post a pic if i could work out how to do it but not now,,every one was very impressed with it's tone,,Building Harp mics the turner i would suggest is the perfect mic to start with,,take the time to remove the fin complety and stand mount where you have chopped it of then it's a great feel in the hand cups perfectly to the natural form of our hands larg or small,,ok next step later on you like the tone but want to increase the out put you will need a Mini transformer or inline transformer Issac Bro you can hande this section on tranformers..But!!!!! B4 I Go!!!! Bro's and Sisters you may be ready to build your first Blues Harp mic Here check these parts out from MOUSER build like a Pro..42TM-017-RC..42TM-117-RC..313-4000F..25LMO32..these parts will get you a good set up happening or just use the Transformers to boost Low-z Shure element to Hi-z..check them out all worth a look for your next Project revist Issaculla and my How to build a Harp mic Clips..
THanks guys.....RadShack tomorrow !! ---------- Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art. - Charlie Parker
