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DaveRobison New user Mobile, Alabama 36 Posts |
Fred Anderson had an idea and an old radio in the shape of a old style Carson-esque microphone. Kevin Detweiler had the tools and the talent to bring Fred's idea to life, and I scraped up the cash to take the whole thing away from Fred.
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CaptKirk Loyal user 263 Posts |
Now that is NEAT!!
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Steve at The Dummy Shoppe Elite user 479 Posts |
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Wanlu Inner circle Manila, Philippines 3058 Posts |
Super cool!!!
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maps Inner circle 1124 Posts |
I love that! I always wanted to build a talking microphone!
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Dickens & Dave Inner circle North Central Florida 1813 Posts |
I like it!
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Servante Inner circle 1330 Posts |
Ha! What fun! That "Carson-esque" mic you're talking about is an RCA 77 DX ribbon mic. THE classic broadcast mic from the 1940's to mid-sixties. It'd cost somewhere over two thousand bucks to get a functioning reconditioned one these days...and even at that, it couldn't talk back to you!
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Mr. Pitts Inner circle David Pitts 1058 Posts |
I have a mic exactly like that and it's actually a radio, seriously. It looks pretty authentic, but it's plastic and could be fairly easily converted into a puppet. I found it on e-bay for about 15 bucks. Philip's right, the real ones are very expensive.
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Howie Diddot Inner circle San Francisco & Los Angeles California 3288 Posts |
What a coincidence, I finished posting a question about old style microphones on my topic Figure Table, and came back to see this post;
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marshalldoll Special user 554 Posts |
Lee Wolfson from Florida makes these talking microphones as well. He had one at the conVENTion this past summer and sold it right away. It is a great little figure.
Dan http://www.ventriloquistcentral.com |
Bob Baker Inner circle 1111 Posts |
I like it a lot, Dave. And is that a talking coffee can next to it?
I'll be eager to see what type of routine you come with for Rock. Bob |
DaveRobison New user Mobile, Alabama 36 Posts |
Hey Bob,
The coffee can holds my change that I save to buy talking microphones. Rock's character is already developing, and let's just say he won't shut up about what music he is playing in his "stacks and stacks of the greatest wax" and last night he told me to "get ready to rummmmbbbbblleee!" Thanks to everyone else that has commented on my latest acquisition. Now I just have to start filling up the coffee can again. Dave
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Steve at The Dummy Shoppe Elite user 479 Posts |
Dan,
I remembered the one that was at VH last year, but for the life of me I could not remember that Lee was the one who had it. I remember that we were all sitting out in the lobby of the Drawbridge when he was giving us a demo. It was really cool. Steve http://www.thedummyshoppe.com |
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