I started my blog today in 2012. Some of the guys are having a party to celebrate!
In April 2012 I had the princely average of 3 views a day. So far today (3pm) there have been 154 views! In all 135,256 since I started! Many thanks to all my visitors.
P.S. It turns out that microphones don’t eat cake……… so I might just have to eat it all myself!
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Looking like a cross between a Van Gogh Sunflower and a pepper pot, the Mélodium 76a is a shining gem of chrome and aluminium. A classic of French design!
In the 1960’s Mélodium developed a variety of modular parts and accessories to give their range of microphones greater versatility and customers more options.
The basic 76A microphone (head) came with a choice of 10 ohms or 200 ohms impedance.
The mic could be used plugged straight into the cable. (Great for harmonica players!)
If required this handy plug-in transformer converts the 76A from 200 ohms to Hi-Z.
There was also a choice of handles.
In this 1970’s Mélodium Catalogue (below) the technical details of the microphones are presented along with a full range of parts and accessories, including goosenecks, tall stands, short stands, table stands and a large selection of adapters, switches and transformers. It is a very comprehensive selection, to cover every possible application.
CLICK Here for MelodiumCatalog
Sadly these days it is hard to find much information about Mélodium. Even in its heyday the company was little known outside of the French speaking world. By the end of the 1970’s Mélodium were no longer in business. Probably wiped out by the superior German and American competition.
Finally
Having finished re-soldering all of the joints in my eBay ‘bargain’, I just need to plug it in and find out what it sounds like!
CLICK HERE for Sound clip of Voice and Blackbird in the garden.
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