1984 Oktava ML-19 Vintage New Old Stock Soviet Ribbon Microphone

Up for sale is one of the best, if not the best Soviet ribbon mic - OKTAVA ML-19. New old stock, never been used and kept in a safe storage since the date of production! Original black metal holder is still factory sealed - you'll be the first to open it up! This exact ones has been assembled in the USSR on 25th of April 1984. Recently checked by number one Soviet mics experts from AEG, who just installed XLR cause they don't need any additional work at all... Original ribbon is in fantastic condition! Ready for a long studio work just right out of the box! In our studio we called it "guitar mic", most of the times we used it to record electric guitars from the cab, sometimes as a second mic for acoustics. But also it sounds very good even on vocals... By the end of 1980`s, ribbon technology was seen as an anachronism by OKTAVA management and the successful ML-19 mic was discounted. ML-19 had been used extensively for studio and concert recording of music and speech. Now, in the new millenium, the vintage sound of ribbon microphones is being re-discovered by engineers and producers everywhere. ML-19 provides offers an extremely well balanced frequency spectrum. Unlike traditional bi-directional ribbon mics, it delivers good HF reproduction, which gives a smooth and articulate voice to acoustic guitar, violin and voice. ML-19 is a unidirectional ribbon microphone, most ribbon microphones are bidirectional. ML-19 is somewhat unique in that it has a Cardioid pickup pattern. It reportedly has a fuller high frequency response than most ribbon microphones. Free shipping to any place in the world with a tax free service. PM us for details. Any offers, requests, questions or whatever you would like to know are welcome!