Vintage Shure Mic Microphone DY30 1940's/'50's works! - eBay (item 160240044783 end time May-19-08 18:14:00 PDT)

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Johndoe has less than 10 feedbacks (he has a feedback of 6). If he does not email me before bidding, I will then cancel his bid & block him from bidding. I'm tired of all the deadbeats, I really am. And when I say "all of the deadbeats", I certainly don't mean EVERYONE on Ebay, unlike what one misguided soul thought (you oughta read his emails, they're quite comical!). But there are a small number of Ebayers who bid, win, and then drop out of sight. If this is you, please go look elsewhere.

Now that I've gotten that out of the way, let's get back to the fun!

Nice, old Shure DY30 Microphone. 9 5/8" in height. Adjustable. Good-sounding mic. It has an RCA jack. It was tested with a 1/4" adaptor. My guitarist buddy tested it out - it seems to only work in the H (High) setting, although the L (Low) & M (Medium) settings might work, depending on the amplification. Mic works fine, a little funky at the jack (when the cord pulls down on it, it might cut out, nothing drastic, though I thought I'd mention it). Fairly clean. Comes with desk stand. I'm guessing that it's from the 1940's/'50's. Vintage! Check out the photos. When it comes to electronics, I'm a complete moron, but at least I'm an honest moron! Any questions, send them my way, and I'll answer them as best as I can.

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