The Vintage Microphone Handbook  (English, Paperback, Heyne Klaus)

With sales of microphones on internet auction sites yielding both bargains and rip-offs, this noted vintage microphone expert has assembled this amazing handbook to help you learn everything you need to know about buying, using, and maintaining your vintage microphone collection. You'll learn: What to look for when buying microphones, how to read through the hype of a sales pitch and pick the best models, get the best price, and avoid the scams online. The meaning of 'vintage' (what makes a microphone fit the description), a history of condenser microphones, some of the hits recorded with vintage mics, past and present. Discover the 'Big Five' all-time greatest vintage mics like Nuemann, Telefunken, and more and what makes them so special. Find out about reissues, clones, replicas, and how to choose a vintage mic model (rent, borrow, buy.) It offers information about the care and feeding of your new old mic and even find resources for service, parts, and restoration.