Microphone Gallery

For Sale

• Microphone Parts at The JT30 Store
• JT30 Mics for Sale
• Turner Mics for Sale
• Harp Mics for Sale
• Bullet Mics for Sale
• Vintage Mics for Sale

Learning Blues Harp

• How to Practice
• Blues Lyrics Cheat Book Download
• Blues Harp Learning Activity Proposal
• Some BLUES RADIO STATIONS
• Blues Riffs and Songs - Harmonica Tab
• 10 Steps to Becoming a Harmonica God
• Street Theory - Music Theory for Harp Players
  • Street Theory - Intro
  • What Makes a Blues Song
  • Why Play Positions
  • Blue Notes
  • Keith Graham's Street Theory - Three Chords
  • Street Theory - First Position
  • Street Theory - Third Position
• Picking Up Blues Harp - Guide to Playing Blues Harp
  • What brand harp to buy
  • What Harp Keys to Buy
  • Harp Key Chart
  • Care and Feeding of Harps
  • Identifying the harp key of a song.
• Blues Harp Crossword Puzzle
• Blues Class at RCC
• Blues Harp Clip Art
• Learning Harmonica Books, Tapes, CDs and Videos
• Sonny Boy Williamson II Help Me - Harp Tab
• Bad Harmonica Jokes
• JavaScript Harp Key Chart
• Jam Session Rules
• "Born Under A Bad Sign" Harp Tab
• Little Walter's Juke Harp Tab
• "Sunshine of My Love" by Cream Harp Tab
• "Sweet 16" Riff Harp Tab
• "Off the Wall" Riff Harp Tab

Mic Info

• Astatic JT-30 Frequently Asked Questions
• Vintage Microphone Element Comparisons
• Guide to Vintage Microphone Connectors
• The Original JT30 Page
• Johnny Rooster Custom Mic Paint Jobs
• How microphones work
• Vintage Bullet Mics For Harp Players
• Dating Vintage Astatic Mics
• JT30 Specifications Sheet
• JT-30 and Vintage Mic Modifications
• Collecting Old Microphones
• Good Tone What it is and How to get it
• Holding a Bullet Microphone
• Know Your Microphone! - Identifying Vintage Mics
• Volume Control Mods
• Where To Find Vintage Harp Mics
• Reissue 1490 Blues Blaster -Review
• Ask the JT30 Guy
  • Larger Cap in Piazza Circuit
  • Crystal vs. Ceramic Element
  • Shure Bullet Compared to JT-30
  • The difference between a CAD HM 50 VC and a JT 30
  • 1941 JT30 Question
  • Eliminating the XLR connector.
  • Black Face Twin for Harp and Guitar Use

Blues Artist Pictures

• Little Charlie and the Night Cats July 21, 2005
• Harpin For Hunger Pictures
• Allan deLay's 2001 New Jersey Visit
• Rod Piazza at Chicago Blues in NYC
• Sugar Ray Pictures at the Hungry Tiger
• Kim Wilson at the Hungry Tiger Pictures
• Felix Cabrera
• Dennis Gruenling Blues Band
• The Garden State Harmonica Blues Seminar
• Harpin' Help April 14, 2002
• Harmonica Blowout March 11, 2007
• Blues Artists Stencils

Gear and Shows

• A Blues Harp Player's Guide to Tube Amplifiers
• Saturday Amp Taste Test
• Kendrick Texas Crude Harp Amp
• The Harp Amp Project
• South Jersey Guitar Show and Flea Market
• Auburn Guitar Show
• New Toys - Harp Mics and Amps
• Premier Twin-8 Project
• Saratoga Springs Guitar show - 3/29/2002
• Sears Silvertone and Harmony Amps
• Gerald Weber - Harp Amp Secrets and Tips
• Feedback and Harmonica Amps
• Fender Amp Date Codes
• Review of Hohner Marine Band Deluxe
• The XB-40 Extreme Bender Review
• Review of Hohner Piedmont Blues Harps
• USENET Articles
• History of the Astatic Corporation
• Harp Player's Christmas List

Vintage Bullet Mics For Harp Players

I have been saving pictures of neat harp mics on and off for a few months. I though that it would be nice to make a little picture gallery to help with mic identification or just to enjoy.

Collecting the actual mics is way out of my price range, but the pictures are free.

I will add to the list as time goes by.

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American Microphone These mics are less common, but very much like the Shure, Astatic and Turner mics of the time. They invented the Salt-Shaker style microphone and feel very good in the hand for playing harp. Select a mic to view
Astatic Corporation The classic JT-30 is the Harp Players mic of choice, but there was a model 30 that preceded it which was chrome and there is the T-3 which is the finest looking of the harp mics. Select a mic to view
Electro-Voice Microphones These were higher end recording microphones used in studios. Many are Low Impedance which makes them howl with feedback, but it is easy to find the higher impedance ones Select a mic to view
Shure Brothers Shure was the higher quality competition to Astatic and produced largely magnetic style mics, but also sold crystal mics (with Astatic elements). Harp players like the Green Bullet model 520 (and the crystal version - model 707) as well as the "Paul Butterfield Mic" - the model 540. Select a mic to view
Shure Brothers Magnetic Elements I found some pics of Shure Controlled Reluctance and Magnetic elements and thought they might be interesting Select an element to view
Turner Microphones Turner made a numer of very cool mics with the classic Turner ridge which made them look like a Roman Centurian's Helmet. Select a mic to view
Miscellaneous Microphones There are dozens of companies that made great mics over the years. Here a a few of the cool ones Select a mic to view