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R/E/P => Klaus Heyne's Mic Lab => Topic started by: klaus on February 10, 2013, 01:17:29 PM

Title: Who Actually Reskins Capsules?
Post by: klaus on February 10, 2013, 01:17:29 PM

I am curious, how many of you know whether third-party repair and parts vendors reskin capsules themselves, or use a subcontractor who actually does the work? I only know of ONE person who reskins of supplies M7-type capsules, and he does that for many Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs): Siegfried Thiersch.

Do you know of others who re-diaphragm M7 Neumann capsules, but do not necessarily identify their work (hence letting vendors use their names)?

What about reskinners who work on the rest of the Neumann capsule line?  I know of:

* Doug Walker, Canada

* Tracy Corby, U.S. East Coast

* Tim Campbell, Denmark

* Tony Merrill (Stephen Paul Audio) Los Angeles

* Siegfried Thiersch, East Germany

* John Peluso, U.S. East Coast

* Ben Sneezby, Australia

* Peter Drefahl, Konstanz, Germany

I am not interested in discussing the quality of work any of these provide, I just would like to lift the curtain on who actually does all the work for manufacturers or repairers who do not always reveal their sources freely.

Title: Re: Who Actually Reskins Capsules?
Post by: radardoug on February 10, 2013, 02:31:14 PM

John Peluso (USA) does Neumann capsules.

Title: Re: Who Actually Reskins Capsules?
Post by: klaus on February 10, 2013, 02:52:02 PM

From them ground up, i.e. new copy capsules, or original Neumann capsule cores he resins?

Title: Re: Who Actually Reskins Capsules?
Post by: radiovinhet on February 11, 2013, 11:12:01 AM

Peluso can make this job. I know that he makes reskin Sony capsules too.

Title: Re: Who Actually Reskins Capsules?
Post by: klaus on February 11, 2013, 12:02:03 PM

Thanks, and added to the original list.

Title: Re: Who Actually Reskins Capsules?
Post by: Piedpiper on February 11, 2013, 10:08:11 PM

What about Ben Sneezby?

and I'm sure you meant Tony Merrill not Merritt...

(Sorry for the spelling, and Ben has now been added by your suggestion. Thanks, KH)

Title: Re: Who Actually Reskins Capsules?
Post by: J.J. Blair on February 14, 2013, 03:05:49 AM

And it's Doug Walker, I think you meant.
(Yes, I meant, K.H.)

Title: Re: Who Actually Reskins Capsules?
Post by: Nob Turner on February 15, 2013, 12:01:57 PM

Not to mention Tracy Korby, who has been in the Nashville area for several years.

Title: Re: Who Actually Reskins Capsules?
Post by: klaus on February 15, 2013, 12:20:38 PM

Maybe I did not make this clear in my OP: I was trying to figure out who resins existing capsules, rather than making capsules for their proprietary products.

Does Tracy Korby reskin existing capsules?

Title: Re: Who Actually Reskins Capsules?
Post by: ratite on February 18, 2013, 07:56:49 AM

Peter Drefahl will reskin or if you prefer send to Mr Thiersch.
(Thanks. Added to list, K.H.)