Mic Repair

[nicolasdlt]

I bought a Blue Baby Bottle mic used off ebay about a year ago. It is a great mic. Recently though out of no where, it just sort of fell apart on the inside and it isn't under warranty...

I have no idea who to turn to to get it repaired. My local music store is afraid to mess with it and make it worse. If anyone can please point me in the direction of someone that will make it worth fixing as opposed to buying a new one economically?

Thank you!

[TSTW]

My first suggestion would be Klaus Heyne. He Mods at ProSoundWeb. (http://recforums.prosoundweb.com/index.php/f/33/0/)


The guy is one of the best around.

[otek]

While Klaus is undoubtedly a source of great knowledge, it probably wouldn't be good fiscal sense to send a $500 mic to him. I have a feeling it may end up being more expensive than the mic.

By comparison, I have a Sennheiser 441 dynamic which retails for $800, and was told by Sennheiser Scandinavia that replacing its fried capsule would cost me roughly 600 bucks.

You may want to find out who is the distributor for Blue in your area, and call them to get an estimate.

The number in the US is 818-879-5200. Or email at service@bluemic.com .

If that doesn't pan out, maybe you can find a local repair guy to fix it cheaply - it may be something simple like a cold solder or wire break.

Other than that, I would grit my teeth, smile and start looking for something else.


otek

[iCombs]

Also, FWIW, Klaus is booked out to the end of the decade. I've got some 414EB's that need some TLC and i'm still trying to figure out who to send them to...

[Bob Olhsson]

What's wrong with just sending them to the manufacturer?

[Eddie G]

Bumping this to tell of a great mic repair experience:

My Senn MD409 (please don't be envious) was crackling horribly, not passing signal, emitting little tiny lightning bolts and was just generally fucked.

Somebody on this board recommended a small shop in Corvallis, OR and passed along a phone number.

I called them and they said "you know we're in Oregon, right?" and I said yup, and they said "send it over."

A week passes and they e-mail and tell me the estimate and problems, I send the $ and then I wait.

Another week goes by and they send it insured/priority.

I open the box.
It looks like a different mic. A new mic.

Because I inherited it from my cousin, and it sounded cool but it looked like a drummer had pounded it repeatedly with drumsticks, and also some of the black finish had worn off.

Then I gigged with it and slammed it around in the studio and abused it some more.

They had hammered out the dents and cleaned/buffed it up. :icon_eek: :)

Sooo, let's see how it sounds.
Wow. Like new.
Not slightly distorted, like it had been before it broke, but full and rich and clean sounding.
Like new basically.

So, a small shop that gets it right!

Agape Electronics

1515 NW Circle Blvd.

Corvallis, OR 97330

541-753-6723

Richard or Nancy

They don't have a website.

Eddie

[Knastratt]

Klaus is booked for 2 solid years AFAIK.

[Doylemusic]

I agree with Bob O, send it to Blue. They know their mics the best and can fix it for a fee.

I aquired a MD421 fromo a friend years ago that was in bad shape. Sent it to Sennheiser and $150 later I had a practicaly new mic.

http://www.bluemic.com/faq_service.php

[studiomusic]

Bad with CAD.
I bought one of the first 100 original Equitech E-300 mics the CAD made. Used it a bunch of times - I loved it.
Then, one of the capacitors started going bad and it would turn on and off with a pop about every 30 seconds.
I called CAD, no answer. I emailed and basically got a "we don't make those anymore, go somewhere else to get it fixed" reply.
So my big honking mic sits in it's case, unused for 3 years now.:Sad:
So, I hope you have better luck with whomever you go to than I did with CAD.

[MichaelK]

So, I hope you have better luck with whomever you go to than I did with CAD.

Well, that sucks. Refusing to service a mic because it's no longer in production is... um, pretty lame.

If they can no longer get the parts or whatever, they should at least refer you to someone, seems to me.

[radeng9805]

Bad with CAD.

I called CAD, no answer. I emailed and basically got a "we don't make those anymore, go somewhere else to get it fixed" reply.


I have not used CAD mics, but now I know I never will.