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Title: I broke my SM57 body
Post by: danickstr on August 25, 2008, 04:52:41 PM

I was trying to avoid having to boil my SM57 lower body to remove a transformer, since I just ordered Oliver's tranny from Mercenary, and of course I got a bit heavy-handed and the crummy pot-metal crumbled into pieces.

I also yanked on the wires and tore them off, but no big deal, since I am replacing that xformer.

Is there a place that sells parts, or in my case, lower bodies, or should I just call Shure?

Title: Re: I broke my SM57 body
Post by: hargerst on August 25, 2008, 11:45:46 PM

Shure is pretty good and reasonable about fixing their stuff.

Title: Re: I broke my SM57 body
Post by: compasspnt on August 26, 2008, 01:06:18 AM

Why didn't you just follow our carefully posted instructions?

Title: Re: I broke my SM57 body
Post by: danickstr on August 26, 2008, 10:42:12 AM

I thought I could cowboy it  

Title: Re: I broke my SM57 body
Post by: compasspnt on August 26, 2008, 02:40:12 PM

For those of you who have now learned a valuable lesson:

http://recforums.prosoundweb.com/index.php/m/111756/6490/?sr ch=57+mod#msg_111756

Title: Re: I broke my SM57 body
Post by: compasspnt on August 26, 2008, 02:47:48 PM

One thing you could do is buy a R

Title: Re: I broke my SM57 body
Post by: Adam The Truck Driver on August 27, 2008, 12:11:37 AM

compasspnt wrote on Tue, 26 August 2008 00:06

Why didn't you just follow our carefully posted instructions?

That was funny, thanks.

Title: Re: I broke my SM57 body
Post by: Tom D on September 03, 2008, 03:13:21 PM

I've probably got one you can have!   If it's just the basic SM-57 body, dark gray, with the tranny inside the "goop".  I'll look in my boneyard of "stuff ya' might use or need someday".  PM me if you want.

Tom Durso
First Bass Audio

Title: Re: I broke my SM57 body
Post by: danickstr on September 10, 2008, 10:49:51 PM

I went to a state music camp as a kid in Macomb.  Back in the day.  I still have the picture somewhere.  Had a crush on a girl of course. I was a hormonal 15 yrs.

Thanks for offering to help.  I will send info.

Title: Re: I broke my SM57 body
Post by: Tim Dolbear on October 25, 2008, 12:52:09 PM

I had a broken in half one too    


I bought a used dead sm57 for $1 on ebay and swapped it out (after removing its trani)

Title: Re: I broke my SM57 body
Post by: Vertigo on October 25, 2008, 07:29:43 PM

Quote:

For those of you who have now learned a valuable lesson: http://recforums.prosoundweb.com/index.php/m/111756/6490/?sr ch=57+mod#msg_111756

The thread that will not die. Heh.

I still use mine for bottom of snare just about every time I track drums (and haven't mic'd a hi-hat in three years).

How the heck do you break an SM57 body? They seem almost indestructable.

-Lance

Title: Re: I broke my SM57 body
Post by: compasspnt on October 26, 2008, 12:04:34 AM

One day, in the hot sun, on a dusty roof, you finally hit one too many nails.

Title: Re: I broke my SM57 body
Post by: danickstr on October 26, 2008, 02:10:32 PM

I confess, it is a handy toolbelt item.  

I broke mine at the thread ring, by bending the screwdriver too hard, apparently, while digging the goo-encrusted tranny from its sticky resting place.

Title: Re: I broke my SM57 body
Post by: jowillie on November 03, 2008, 09:35:32 PM

Being totally ignorant I have to ask a dumb question--rather than remove the transformer from the SM57/58, why not just get the SM48 which doesn't have a transformer anyway? Oh, and it cost half as much as the others.

Title: Re: I broke my SM57 body
Post by: danickstr on November 03, 2008, 11:59:27 PM

I had never heard of it until now.

Title: Re: I broke my SM57 body
Post by: compasspnt on November 04, 2008, 12:09:59 AM

Interesting.

I will look inside one f my 48's tomorrow.

Didn't know that was the difference.

Fig?

Title: Re: I broke my SM57 body
Post by: MagnetoSound on November 04, 2008, 06:10:27 AM

jowillie wrote on Tue, 04 November 2008 02:35

Being totally ignorant I have to ask a dumb question--rather than remove the transformer from the SM57/58, why not just get the SM48 which doesn't have a transformer anyway? Oh, and it cost half as much as the others.

It is not the same cartridge.

Title: Re: I broke my SM57 body
Post by: Berolzheimer on December 15, 2008, 07:05:24 PM

Hmm, i wasn't aware of the 48 but it's of interest to me- I have an old (70's or early 80's) sm57 cartridge with no body to put it in.  Maybe I'll get a 48 & one of Oliver's trannys & bring it back to life.

Title: Re: I broke my SM57 body
Post by: compasspnt on December 15, 2008, 08:38:17 PM

Oliver's 57/58 transformer (also can work on many other dynamics) is really nice.