Vintage 1950's DuKane 7A160 / Electro Voice 664 microphone LED lamp midcentury

Description: Hello and welcome to The House of Chrome. You are looking at a very unique 1st generation (1950's era) Electro Voice 664 dynamic cardioid microphone. This piece has been thoroughly cleaned and turned into a high quality LED mic lamp. Often referred to as "The Buchanon Hammer" salesman would demonstrate it's toughness and reliability by pounding nails into a piece wood with the mic then hooking it up to show that it would still work without issue. This microphone was not used as a hammer obviously and shows almost no cosmetic wear. This is actually the DuKane 7A160 model sold under license with the DuKane badge. There is no difference between this mic and the E.V 664. This was common practice at that time as Shure and Electro Voice sold several of their model mics to lesser brand names. The 664 was a revolutionary mic being tough, reliable, great sounding and one of E.V's most famous models. The microphone was made for almost 30 years and changed twice. About every 10 years but this is the 1st generation 664. I should start by letting you know that this mic lamp is made by a gentleman in Canada named Gord D Birtch who is a Jack of all Trades. An artist and all around good guy with an eye for these older mics. He currently has an online store called Luminous Groove. I have several of his lamps at my residence and have been collecting them for almost a year. I send him the microphones and he turns them into this finished product. Sadly Gord no longer makes these high quality LED lamps due to health problems he encountered last year but I still have several of them listed and this in one I have never put on Ebay or Reverb before and the only DuKane model I have. All of the mics are gutted, cleaned and professionally wired with high quality, efficient American L.E.D lights. Gord will often install metal mesh screen in his mics. Some do not have them but it really comes down to how the mic is designed and how we want the light to be thrown. This 664 already has it's original screens so nothing was added or taken away. This 664 casts an amazing ambiance once activated as you can see in the pictures provided. This will make an excellent accent piece anywhere in the home, studio or office and this mic lamp will screw onto any microphone desk or floor stand. This mic is more of a night light as the light it throws is very subtle. I do have several vintage stands available in my Ebay store however. I should not that of all the lamps I have ever sold none has been returned or have I ever had a single complaint. Again, top notch and all my lamps from a few years ago continue to work without issue. The polished chrome body on this 664 is in beautiful shape as seen in the pictures provided with just a few tiny scratches. Zero nicks, dents, pitting or fractures. The front screen has just lite tarnish but zero dents and the joint mechanism works perfectly allowing you to tilt the mic up and down directing the light as needed. The screens cast unique patterns of light due to their unique design. A cable connector is attached to the mic as it would be naturally completing the effect of the mic. The cable itself is cloth covered and has an older vintage feel to it. It's appx 9 feet in length and has an on / off switch as you can see in pic # 13. Simply plug this in and your good to go. I believe these LED's are rated at 50,000 hours. This in actual E.V 664 / Dukane 7A160 mic. Not a replica. I can't talk these lamps up enough. One of the coolest lamps you could own and perfect for that mid century vibe and an excellent gift for just about anybody. MICROPHONE STAND SHOWN IS NOT PART OF THIS SALE...USED FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES ONLY. As with all my other vintage microphones... I can promise you will be happy with it for the price paid. If not...I have a no hassle return policy. The return 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 will lose rights to this item, unpaid item report will be filed and will be relisted. If you don't intend on buying this...do not commit to buy please. Domestic buyer will get priority shipping. If you have any questions feel free to ask and...thanks for looking.

Price: 255 USD

Location: Park Rapids, Minnesota

End Time: 2024-02-06T00:34:13.000Z

Shipping Cost: 17.99 USD