• Fully serviced with a new ribbon, cable, and grille cloth!
• NHK Call Signs - Used by The Japan Broadcasting Corporation, known as NHK
• Comes with Original Hard Case that is not pictured but expect it to be quite worn

You're looking at the rarest Toshiba Type G you can find with the NHK branding! The Type G features a cardioid polar pattern and has no high pass filter, unlike the later variants. The body on these had a section on both the front and back which lets you slide a call sign. This Type G was used by NHK, and it comes with the original call signs in excellent shape. This would be the microphone for a collector in these older Japanese microphones, as these do not come around often or at all. Due to it being made for NHK, it was likely built to a higher standard, so that may be an attractive point to consider.

Besides that, the Type G has a nice smooth response, perfect for vocals, and has a wonderful balance overall. This microphone does have quite a bit of wear, but luckily it is purely cosmetic, since these mics were built like tanks. For cardioid use, the Type G easily rivals and can beat the RCA 77, it truly sounds that good. The Type G was the second ribbon microphone that truly blew me away, and I do prefer it to the 77! Toshiba was no slouch when it came to building high quality microphones, and I wish they still did.