A Microphone For Stringed Instruments: DeArmond 1200

[capnjuan]

In this clip Kottke appears to have used an early form of duct tape, or something, to avoid the hole chewing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gh-U9T7 ... re=related .

Hi Charlie; he's got something on there ... oddly decorated with 'GY(?)' at the top and 'GC' at the bottom ... early plug for Guitar Center :wink: but they do look like booties of some kind ... maybe damp any tendency for the p/u to vibrate?

 

[capnjuan]

...Lightning, Elmore and Leo all look to be playing different versions of the 210 in those pictures.

Elmore's is in upside down. Leo's got the later version with screw adlust polepieces. Yeah I don't think back in those days that anybody would suspect in the future -our "information age" - we'd be so anal about accuracy of ad copy. Does Guild, now? :lol: I mean the 2010 Winter catalog ain't bad, but does FMIC ever update the website?

I guess the DeA literate assumed that the user would know up from down ... in this model, makes a considerable difference ... the FMIC website is currently being thrashed - justifiably - in another thread. :evil: :wink:

 

[capnjuan]

Noticing their dealie n the side, does Carvin own the remnants of DeA?

 

[yettoblaster]

...does Carvin own the remnants of DeA?

Nope. FMIC.
Remember DeArmond guitars, with Dearmond pu's?

Or the Gretsches now sporting DeArmond?
FMIC owns Gretsch too. And Bigsby.

And almost everybody else Gibson doesn't. :roll:

 

[adorshki]

Does Guild, now? :lol:
I mean the 2010 Winter catalog ain't bad, but does FMIC ever update the website?

Only when absolutely unavoidable. Topic chewed to death, here, within the last week....reading between the lines does this mean I might actually find the new catalog at the Showcase?
Being a guy, I hate shopping just for shopping's sake. I need an excuse to go down there. :lol:

 

[adorshki]

...does Carvin own the remnants of DeA?

Nope. FMIC.
Remember DeArmond guitars, with Dearmond pu's?
Or the Gretsches now sporting DeArmond?
FMIC owns Gretsch too. And Bigsby.
And almost everybody else Gibson doesn't. :roll:

With a corporation like that, I could, dare I say it?: RULE THE WORLD!
BTW 10 brownie points for the first person to name the movie I ripped that from.
No help from the sidelines please.

 

[Brad Little]

FMIC owns Gretsch too. And Bigsby.

Actually, Gretsch owns Gretsch, FMIC has the distribution rights and manufactures them under license from Gretsch.
Brad

 

[capnjuan]

eBay auction for a Gibson L30 and a DeA pickup This one: similar to #FHC-B pictured earlier but the body of the p/u a little different:

Auction also includes cool old National amp ... check right-most tube with anode cap ... auction says all the stuff - (including p/u - is pre-war.