JVC/Variable Directional Ribbon Mic/DX-77/RARE RARE !!! Start Price USD 2,999.00 Current Price USD 2,999.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 3,000.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, October 10, 2008 End Time Friday, October 17, 2008 Location vancouver See more about 'JVC/Variable Directional Ribbon Mic/DX-77/RARE RARE !!!' Description LOWERED BY 500 BUCKS, AND IF NO SALE I WILL KEEP IT AS IT IS TO RARE FOR ANYTHING LESS!!!!!! Well everybody this is as rare as it gets for a mic like this, i got it looked at by Steven Sanks and he said he had never seen one of these before and asked to take pictures for his museum archive and he cleaned it all up and made it sound even alittle better.It is in brand new condition, as it looks new other then the little chip. This mic was made between 1945 and 1955 as far as i know and was made under direction from RCA/Victor back in the day, and was done by JVC in Japan. As far as I know it is exactly the same but does sound alittle brighter then my other ribbons and still very very warm. I like it better then all my other ribbons, but I need some big bucks, so this mic is gonna fetch me more dollars. It is Mint, no noticeable damage, very minor minor chip on the edge, but hard to see. I am not to sure how many of these are around and if anybody has anything they can add, Cool, but I only know one other guy that had seen one of these and that was the guy I bought it off. Very Very Rare. Yes I want big bucks for it. I have been around the block and have never seen one of these and Sanks himself who does ribbons for a living, has never seen one before so they gotta be rare, as there is 100 and 100's of the DX-77's so, I hope it fetches lots and i am not gonna give it away. It has 5 postion bottom switch for vocals and music, and bi,uni,non directional settings on the top by the ribbon, just like 77's. I would think over time this mic will become worth more and go up in price at a way faster rate then your normal RCA just because of the rarity of this microphone.There is picture here that are before the cleaning and new ribbon, so it looks like brand new now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!No more rust and shiny clean INSIDE AND OUT!!!!  Here is some stuff from Steven Sanks himselfI have to say, it is a very nicely designed> mic.  The magnet structure is more like a BK-5 than a> 77D/DX, which is merely different, not good or bad.> The ribbon is wider than the 77D/DX, at about the same> 0.09" width as the 77B/C mics.  The really cool thing> is the pattern selector.  As you will see, the front> 'knob' is a shaft that goes to a geared setup in> the> back.  This moves a pair of shutter blades on either> side of the backwave tube to vary the amount of rear> exposure of the ribbon, and therefore alter the> pattern.  This is actually a BETTER selector design> than the 77D/DX(and MI6203/04 Varacoustic, the cheap> version of the 77D) in terms of keeping the tonal> character of the mic reasonably conistent in the> different pattern positions.  The 77D/DX system uses a> backwave tube that is immediately a small metal> cylindrical tube behind the ribbon, with a single> shutter blade on the back side of it.cleaning out> the mic & installing a new ribbon(and damping screen)> should yield a pretty darn great sounding mic.  Might> even sound better than a 77D/DX in bipolar mode, and> perhaps get not too far from the degree of quality of> the 44A.Seller cannot be held responsible for loss or damage incurred during shipment or denied claims. I have a LOT of experience shipping, and always pack well. However once it leaves my house, I have no control over how it is treated. I will do all I can to help you resolve any situations that arise as a result of shipping problems. ALSO SOME COUNTRIES HAVE MAXIMUM AMOUNTS FOR INSURANCE SO PLEASE CHECK YOURSELF ON HOW INSURANCE WORKS AND CUSTOMS SOMETIMES HOLDS PARCELS AND IT IS OUT OF MY CONTROL, AFTER IT LEAVES MY HOUSE Place a Bid!