Hello and welcome to The House of Chrome.
You are looking at a unique and beautiful 1950's era Astatic T-3 model crystal microphone made in Conneaut, Ohio and it comes complete with the lower Astatic "push to talk" desk stand. This particular model still has the early riveted badge showing it's age. It should be noted right away that this mic comes with an original crystal element which no longer works. If you replace the element with a good working crystal unit or Shure C.M or C.R element...you'll have an excellent looking and working mic.
Also the stand itself is not properly wired but makes a nice display piece. This mic should be used for display, prop or repair purposes only.
Pic # 2 shows this very model in an old Astatic 1950's era mic advertisement. Astatic built this particular mic for about 20 years starting in the early 1950's.
This T-3 mic was originally intended for home recording and general broadcasting purposes but happens to make a fantastic harp mic these days due to it's lite weight and smaller size. Easy to cup in the hand.
The all metal body with polished chrome plate finish shows lite wear. It's free of any dents, corrosion, deep scratches or engravings but there are some tiny scratches and pitting. The front chrome grill looks excellent with zero dents, odors or tarnish and the inner cloth screen is free of any rips or holes. Mic has all original screws. There is plenty of tension on the pivot mechanism giving you just the right angle needed. I would give it a very conservative 8 on a scale of 1 - 10 physically speaking. One of the nicer early T-3's I have personally seen.
MICROPHONE STAND IS PART OF THIS SALE...
This mic comes with the vintage original Astatic desk stand to support and operate the mic. The stand is in very good physical condition but again is not properly wired so it's just a nice display piece until done so. The stand includes the short 6 inch cable and quality male 1/4 inch end connector. The cable is soft and pliable. The stand has the "push to talk" lever and the chrome on the lever is in very nice shape. The base has the original black felt pad on the bottom that shows typical wear.
As with all my vintage items...
I can promise you will be happy with it for the price paid. If not...I have a no hassle return policy. The shipping will be on you as I believe that's fair but the purchase price would be refunded. Simply return in the same nice condition...period. Check my rating. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS are welcome as well. Buyer must pay within 24 hours or an unpaid case will be opened and item relisted. Domestic buyer will get priority shipping.
If you have any questions feel free to ask and...thanks for looking.
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Listed | 2 years ago |
Condition | Non Functioning (Used) Non-functioning items do not work as they should. All known issues should be described in the listing description.Learn more |
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