Vintage Tones has just taken delivery of a very special STC
Ribbon microphone collection used at the Royal Albert
Hall in London, England. The collection arrived complete with many
original models from the Standard Telephone and Cable
company. These mics originally belonged to the "event" sound
engineer for the Royal Albert Hall from the late 1950s He passed
away in the early 1990s and the collection was passed down to his
son and then sold to Vintage Tones.
Typical events covered during this time included
Frank Sinatra, Barry Manilow, Boxing, Tennis, Last night of
the Proms, James Last Orchestra, Remembrance Services,
and many other conference and music events. Standard Telephones & Cable (STC) was based
in Woolwich, London at the time the mics were
manufactured. When the mad rush for businesses to vacate
London in the 1950/60's occurred...STC moved 30 miles East to the
new town of Basildon, Essex.
We have not decided if we are going to split this
package up. We are currently testing and evaluating the
microphones. Please call for details.
Standard
Telephone and Cable Microphone Collection
STC 4033a
in mint condition (unused) and with STC wooden box
2 x STC
4038 (model still widely used in BBC studios today)
2 x
STC 4037 long (one in mint condition, and in STC box)
2 x STC
4037 short
5 x STC
4035
6 x STC
4021 ball & biscuit (both gloss & matt
finishes...one of each finish in mint/near mint condition)
5 x
STC 4105 A
5 x STC
4106 A
3 x STC
4113 (one mint in original box)
1 x STC
4115 commentator's microphone
1 x STC
neck microphone (mint) in original plastic wallet
1 x AKG
D12 vintage microphone
several
original STC mic boxes with some STC connectors.
