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Post by vintagetubelug on Apr 23, 2021 10:37:53 GMT -6
I've been through hell getting my brass capsule 414 eb's in proper working order. They've been to several techs and were reskinned (one twice) by TF. One of the reskins failed and TF was good about redoing it. The problem was they were not well matched at all after that. The CK12 is a notoriously difficult capsule to work on as you probably know.
At the end of my rope I found Dave Wheeler at Nashville Vintage audio and he promised me he would get them sorted out. His reskin sounds better than they ever did and he replaced some tantalum caps that were causing a little bit of noise. Now they are quiet and sound incredible. Thanks again Dave!
I'll try to post some clips later today.
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Post by recordingengineer on Apr 23, 2021 13:18:23 GMT -6
Not that I have vintage gear at all anymore, but great to hear on the re-skinning capabilities! Now I’m just trying to rack my brain on who TF is.
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Post by bradd on Apr 23, 2021 13:45:31 GMT -6
Dave is the man!
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Post by vintagetubelug on Apr 23, 2021 13:50:57 GMT -6
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Post by vintagetubelug on Apr 23, 2021 13:51:09 GMT -6
Not that I have vintage gear at all anymore, but great to hear on the re-skinning capabilities! Now I’m just trying to rack my brain on who TF is. Telefunken |
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Post by Johnkenn on Apr 23, 2021 14:07:28 GMT -6
Uh...so THAT'S why we haven't heard anything about the Heiserman 251...let the man focus lol
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Post by vintagetubelug on Apr 23, 2021 14:12:56 GMT -6
Uh...so THAT'S why we haven't heard anything about the Heiserman 251...let the man focus lol It's all my fault! haha - I actually spoke to Eric recently. I think I can safely share the fact that the 251's are gonna be full out whenever they are ready! |
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Post by recordingengineer on Apr 23, 2021 14:59:30 GMT -6
Not that I have vintage gear at all anymore, but great to hear on the re-skinning capabilities! Now I’m just trying to rack my brain on who TF is. Telefunken Ah yes. Didn’t realize they provided such services, so they didn’t come to mind. Hadn’t heard of reports on their services; this is the first time. |
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Post by Guitar on Apr 23, 2021 15:02:42 GMT -6
Really nice drum sound, nice to hear these in action!
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Post by Johnkenn on Apr 23, 2021 15:13:08 GMT -6
yeah that sounds good
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Post by kcatthedog on Apr 23, 2021 16:20:58 GMT -6
Pretty certain Tim Campbell could have helped you for a first class job as well .
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Post by vintagetubelug on Apr 23, 2021 18:57:29 GMT -6
Pretty certain Tim Campbell could have helped you for a first class job as well . Tim has a sterling reputation for these and I contacted him before my first reskin - he wouldn't take the the full microphone and I wasn't confident to remove the capsules to send him. The place I sent them took the full mics and handled it all. Needless to say I would've done things differently if I had to do it all over again, but I ended up with a phenomenal sounding set in the end thanks to Dave. |
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Post by guitfiddler on Apr 23, 2021 20:05:23 GMT -6
Dave is the man! Thanks Dave for helping me out with a 251 clone!
I’ve been wanting to brass-balls my 414’s, and possibly upgrade them. I’ll have to get a hold of Dave once I get over my cymbal and AS fetish!
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Post by bradd on Apr 23, 2021 21:36:23 GMT -6
Those drums sound great. Excellent playing and well tuned drums.
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Post by drumsound on Apr 24, 2021 12:39:50 GMT -6
Sounds amazing. Great feel, too. I saw about the bronze snare, but can you tell us about the whole set, including cymbals? Is it the Camco in the photo? Paiste cymbals? What's the mic positioning? |
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Post by timcampbell on Apr 24, 2021 18:54:30 GMT -6
Pretty certain Tim Campbell could have helped you for a first class job as well . Tim has a sterling reputation for these and I contacted him before my first reskin - he wouldn't take the the full microphone and I wasn't confident to remove the capsules to send him. The place I sent them took the full mics and handled it all. Needless to say I would've done things differently if I had to do it all over again, but I ended up with a phenomenal sounding set in the end thanks to Dave. Yes I don't like clients risking valuable mics by sending them overseas. You wouldn't believe what shipping with insurance cost when shipping a vintage ELA M251 even short distances within europe. |
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Post by ab101 on Apr 24, 2021 20:44:22 GMT -6
This is why I thought that maybe some of us would bring mics to Nashville, and maybe some new capsules could be checked out there. We would need someone there that knows how to replace them, etc. Is this a bad idea? Maybe - just a thought.
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Post by vintagetubelug on Apr 24, 2021 22:16:05 GMT -6
Sounds amazing. Great feel, too. I saw about the bronze snare, but can you tell us about the whole set, including cymbals? Is it the Camco in the photo? Paiste cymbals? What's the mic positioning? Thanks for the props!
Cymbals are a mix of old zildjian A's and Agop traditional. Kick is an 80's Gretsch w/no front head, toms are ludwigs. I had the 414's as a spaced pair just on the edges of the kit and measured to the snare center.
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Post by drumsound on Apr 25, 2021 11:35:20 GMT -6
Sounds amazing. Great feel, too. I saw about the bronze snare, but can you tell us about the whole set, including cymbals? Is it the Camco in the photo? Paiste cymbals? What's the mic positioning? Thanks for the props!
Cymbals are a mix of old zildjian A's and Agop traditional. Kick is an 80's Gretsch w/no front head, toms are ludwigs. I had the 414's as a spaced pair just on the edges of the kit and measured to the snare center.
Everything about that setup (including the 414s) sounds like a good time to me.  |
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Post by wave on Jun 23, 2021 0:24:35 GMT -6
I've been through hell getting my brass capsule 414 eb's in proper working order. They've been to several techs and were reskinned (one twice) by TF. One of the reskins failed and TF was good about redoing it. The problem was they were not well matched at all after that. The CK12 is a notoriously difficult capsule to work on as you probably know.
At the end of my rope I found Dave Wheeler at Nashville Vintage audio and he promised me he would get them sorted out. His reskin sounds better than they ever did and he replaced some tantalum caps that were causing a little bit of noise. Now they are quiet and sound incredible. Thanks again Dave!
I'll try to post some clips later today.
Mario, Thanks for the kind words my friend! It was a pleasure to work with you to get your mics back to magical! Shipping snafus aside (haha)... I have played that clip for quite a few peers when Ck12/414 conversations come up these days. They're great sounding! -Dave |
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Post by wave on Jun 23, 2021 0:27:10 GMT -6
This is why I thought that maybe some of us would bring mics to Nashville, and maybe some new capsules could be checked out there. We would need someone there that knows how to replace them, etc. Is this a bad idea? Maybe - just a thought. ab101, anyime you want to bring some mics to town, we can swap, skin, demo capsules for you! Shoot me a pm and I'll get you my contact Thanks, -Dave |
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Post by forgotteng on Jun 25, 2021 5:49:16 GMT -6
Dave is the man. He got my Charter Oaks back from Shannon and brought them up to speed.
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