I haven't written a blog post in a while, and its certainly not for lack of being busy. I've been both building and fixing mics, working...

except, we did... and finally got them. we now have badges to fit our 60mm bodies, which means U47, U48, and Fet47 will have a new thick...

I tell people, you really have to love doing this stuff, and thankfully I do. Some days are not as exciting as building/testing/burning...

and as one of the few people who actually does read and go through and follow up on all the literature picked up at the show, I certainly...

This month has been crazier than I thought, with 4 new U47's going out to artists, studios, churches, and even an old friend who has...

Despite being a personally exhausting experience between all the walking and hotel beds, the NAMM show in Anaheim always seems to...

Special thanks to Glenn Fricker from SpectreMediaGroup for sending us this shot. So, it's time to talk about re-amping a little bit......

and not just on caffeine... up top, is our rustic large-spool wire rack, stocked with ground wire, Techflex sleeving, instrument cable,...

you know when you start measuring the insulation qualities of different materials, wire, and capsule mounts, that you have an OCD...

here a batch of NOS polystyrene's for the U47 are being de-scaled manually with an X-a cto blade, as the wire leads are not stiff enough...

hope everyone had a great 2018, and 2019 is already looking like I'll be making a good few M49's and U47's.

People have often asked me how I test or grade the tubes I use in my mics, and it really varies from tube to tube. The tube that goes in...

If anyone was interested to know, this is how I test the cables I make. As some may know, depending on which mic you buy, I may make as...