Western Electric 18573
Manufacturer:
Western ElectricModel:
18573Country of Manufacture:
Microphone Type:
RibbonPolar Pattern:
Figure 8Production Start Year:
1935Production End Year:
1940Rarity:
5
Audio Recording:
Speech (male) recorded with the Western Electric ribbon microphone.
Size: 1.6 MBFormat: MP3
Multiple quality options available
Microphone History:
You can read about Western Electric's extebsive history here.
We know little about the microphone itself. This is a very rare example and we have never seen another one, either in real life or on the internet.
The motor design is very similar to the RCA 74B, coupled to a high impedance transformer, with an unbalanced amphenol type output socket. The body and grill are made of chrome plated brass and steel, and the grill has at least two layers of mesh to protect the ribbon.
