[Rader Ranch]

Regardless of whatever relationship you have with Bill Bradley, I would strongly suggest you go to Klaus Heyne here in the states, or Peter Drefahl if you're in Europe, for mic evaluation and reconditioning per original spec (FYI I am a happy customer with one of Oliver Archut's xformers in my 563). There was also another guy with a good rep mentioned in another CMV thread (i think Carloff's thread????) whose name is currently escaping me. IMO, the point of having a mic like this is having a great mic with some history/vibe to the sound and design, not just a pretty shell with someone's latest parts, capsules and P/S's...there are too many choices with new mics that would equal or better your value at that point.