Has anyone heard a vintage U47 with a new TELE VF14 in it?
From Ebay auction-
U47 Short Body Restoration
If you are looking to purchase a vintage U47 that is completely original, this is not the mic for you. However, if you are interested in a vintage U47 that has been restored to original spec and sounds absolutely amazing, like it did out of the box 50 years ago, then this mic IS for you.
This mic was one of two short bodies that were permanent fixtures at a church in Tennessee. They were sent to Telefunken USA for restoration approx one year ago. Upon their arrival, the body tubes were dented and damaged from screw holes drilled in them for mounting purposes. The mics were in rough shape due to the lack of care and maintanence. The original GN8B output transformer was failing and the VF14 tube was shot. Upon further inspection, we determined that the capsule was in fine shape and sounded great. We decided that some serious work needed to happen to this microphone, including special attention to the output transformer and the vacuum tube.
This U47 started its life as a U48, this is why it includes the grey matte finish plating on the headgrill instead of the nickle plating found on the U47s. The capsule is the original issued K47 capsule. We have included the Frequency Analysis plot of this capsule with the attached photos.
Here is a detailed part by part breakdown of the parts and components included in this microphone system:
- Original brass ring K47 capsule
- Original silver matte finish headgrill and internal capsule mount and components.
- Original GN8B rewound to standard BV8 using original metal material by AMI/ TAB Funkenwerk
- Original oil filled Bosche output capacitors
- Original circuit boards and metal "decking" and chasis rails inside microphone
- Original Neumann tube socket
- New Telefunken USA power supply and 25' Gotham Audio GAC7 cable with Binder USA and Tuchel style connectors. This PSU and Cable system will mate and interface with original U47s set up for VF14 tubes.
- New VF14k tube replacement for the VF14 tube. This is a newly manufactured solution for bad VF14 tube. A direct plug and play physical and sonic replacement for the VF14, the VF14k operates at the same voltages, with no modification to the original circuit or power supply. If so desired, a real VF14 can be placed into the circuit of this mic at any time, without worries or needs to modification.
- New polarizing capacitor at the top of the mic
- New resistors on the circuit board near the transformer
- New wooden microphone box (short body)
- New Shock Mount
This microphone will include a 1 YEAR WARRANTY on all parts and labor, no questions asked. If the capsule, tube, psu or transformer fail within one year of purchase, they will be replaced at no charge. Vintage Tones reserves the right to end auctions early as Items are being sold locally. Zero feedback and negative feedback buyers must contact us before bidding. Buyer pays shipping charges.