[BC] Saved from the dumpster (Older Broadcast/Recording

[Steve]

I get similar reactions when I tell this story. Even before I sold the mic, 
people would choke when I told them how much I paid.

Steve Newman
Steve Walker Productions
Opp, AL  36467

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Subject: [BC] Saved from the dumpster (Older Broadcast/Recording



> Well- you're right. I could have been more specific. I believe these were 
> U47s
> IIRC. Someone in mgmt thought them to be outdated. $200. I think I just 
> choked
> on my oatmeal. Hmmm, what would I take? One measly u-47 or two whole 
> SM58s!???
> LOL. Reminds me of how I wish I had bought some of those old outdated 
> Collins
> radios I would occasionally come across in the 80's. I know of at least 
> one
> station that still uses the 787A in their production studio. They rather 
> like
> the sound- so you're certainly not alone.