Lafayette PA-42
Manufacturer:
LafayetteModel:
PA-42Country of Manufacture:
JapanMicrophone Type:
PiezoelectricPolar Pattern:
OmnidirectionalProduction Start Year:
1957Production End Year:
1960Rarity:
4
Technical Description:
The PA-42 appears in Lafayette catalogues between 1957 and 1960.
The Lafayette PA-42 has an elegant body made of moulded thermoplastic with two-tone colour scheme, beige at the rear and metallic green at the front. The capsule inside the microphone is made by the Brush Development Company and is covered by patents in the USA, Britain and Canada. The PA-42 is suitable for use as a harmonica microphone
From a 1957 advertisement:
"Top Quality Crystal Mic - A Lafayette Scoop!
A new, attractively styled crystal microphone for all general applications such as public address and home recording-at a history making low price!
Frequency response 30-10,000 Hz. Output level-52 db. Tilting head, attractive plastic case.
Can be used on any stand with 5/8"-27 thread. Completely equipped with 5 ft. plastic covered shielded cable. Grill diameter. 2¼", depth 3", height 4"
Shipping. wt., 2lbs."
