1940's-50's SHURE 55 Fatboy Microphone, working w/ Atlas desk stand & cable

Description

Offering a working
vintage 1940's-50's SHURE Model 55 "Fatboy" Microphone with desk stand and cable.
(The "Fatboy" nickname references the size that is much wider than the more common model 55S that is called "The Elvis Mic". Shure produced these going back to the 1930's!) This one is in
good shape,
and considering the age shows only mild chrome wear...no bent or cracked ribs. The delicate dark Bluish/Purple grill silk material is all original and in decent shape. The original element no longer worked, so a new (and much improved quality) Heil ProLine dynamic element has been installed
producing strong output with rich clean fidelity
.
This mic has the Shure logo on the grill, but the lower maker's badge is faded out from years of handling. The pivot joint holds the tilt angle firmly and the threads are clear and undamaged. A short
Amphenol connector to male XLR cable is included
,
plus
the
heavy iron adjustable-height Atlas mic stand desk shown.
(If you don't need the desk stand, we can discount.) Overall height from 15" to 20". **
Always safe secure packaging and fast fair shipping.
Not only is the Model 55 one of the best looking mics ever made, it also introduced a breakthrough technology in using just a single dynamic element and achieving pattern control. Shure developed the mic element in the 1930's, using small ports that allowed sound waves to reach both sides of a diaphragm at different times, resulting in a more linear frequency response. The design is called UNIDYNE (short for Unidirectional Dynamic), and it’s a basis of many designs today, including another icon, the SM58. The element of the Model 55 was also suspended on springs dampened with foam to isolate the diaphragm from handling noise. The combination of great sound, compact size, cardioid pattern and classic styling made the Model 55 an instant hit. By the 1950's, it was so recognizable that a company advertisement simply featured a picture of the mic and copy reading “Used the World Over More Than Any Other Microphone” and “The Microphone That Needs No Name.”
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