Source for older Sennheiser mic repairs?
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Source for older Sennheiser mic repairs?
I have a 90's era MD421 where the head basket broke. Sent to Sennheiser a few years back and they won't touch it. Anyone have a person who works on these? A couple of peas have similar issues with old 409's and white 421's. Annoying!
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Re: Source for older Sennheiser mic repairs?
Everyone always says Richard Land for AKG... which is obviously different than Sennheiser... but maybe he has some experience? may be worth a call.
https://www.akgmicrepair.com/
https://www.akgmicrepair.com/
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thanks!
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Re: Source for older Sennheiser mic repairs?
TapeOpLarry wrote: ↑Fri Aug 27, 2021 10:50 amI have a 90's era MD421 where the head basket broke. Sent to Sennheiser a few years back and they won't touch it. Anyone have a person who works on these? A couple of peas have similar issues with old 409's and white 421's. Annoying!
This guy does refurbs and repairs. I've been following his instagram.
I'd reach out to him
https://colepicksvintage.com
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Richard said to just buy a new one.
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Re: Source for older Sennheiser mic repairs?
Should have got some when they were blowing them out for $199 last year
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Re: Source for older Sennheiser mic repairs?
kind of a downer though. you can't exactly go out and buy a "new" vintage 421... only a new MD-421 II. I guess you could buy a dead 421 (aka "for parts") and then use the mechanical pieces to repair the good one. this was interesting too:
https://www.amusanto.nl/techniek/microf ... g-a-md421/
I think I have some body parts for a MD-441 (I think the capsule was shot so it got disassembled, but now looking at the above link I wonder...)
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Re: Source for older Sennheiser mic repairs?
Probably a dozen years ago we had a 421 with a broken shell. I talked to the parts guy at Sennheiser USA (he retired not very much later, which was a loss), and he let us take his last replacement shell. Actually it might have been a slightly used one he was hanging on to.
I think at this point anybody who fancies the old 421's needs to start hoarding parts and dead mics. I've gotten that way with the original CAD E-100.
I think at this point anybody who fancies the old 421's needs to start hoarding parts and dead mics. I've gotten that way with the original CAD E-100.
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Re: Source for older Sennheiser mic repairs?
Get a broken 421 cheap and find a buddy who fixes such things.
I usually stock a few key parts like NOS capsules from MD409 or Beyer M380, so i don't run into shortage midsession.
I usually stock a few key parts like NOS capsules from MD409 or Beyer M380, so i don't run into shortage midsession.
Due to luck and circumstances i am offering a limited run of Beyerdynamic M380 clones with unused Beyer capsules. PM me for info.
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