MIC modification in gearmany

[shangoe]

hi,


im looking for someone who is doing mic mods in germany or europe.

any suggestions?

thanks!

[author]

Originally Posted by shangoe

hi,


im looking for someone who is doing mic mods in germany or europe.

any suggestions?

Sorry, I have no idea -- but I do love the way you spell Germany in the title.

[elmolemon]

It really depends on what exactly you want, but i do know that Atilla Czirják from "United Minorities" does several mic-mods.

Maybe you should just write him an email.

[jensenmann]

Andreas Grosser in Berlin

[elmolemon]

If it's about vintage mics there is also Andreas Drefahl.. (drefahlaudio microphone service repair reskinning mikrofonreparaturen)

[salomonander]

Originally Posted by jensenmann

Andreas Grosser in Berlin

and no one else please! Andreas is the man.

[salomonander]

Originally Posted by elmolemon

If it's about vintage mics there is also Andreas Drefahl.. (drefahlaudio microphone service repair reskinning mikrofonreparaturen)

and this guys name is Peter Drefahl :-) he is a good tech too.

[elmolemon]

Sorry, of course it's Peter Drefahl..

[Teddy Ray]

I prefer Drefahl over Grosser, personally.

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info@pdrefahl.de

[DONNX]

And why is that so Teddy? Have you personally dealt with Andreas? Did he dissatisfied you in any way?

Originally Posted by Teddy Ray

I prefer Drefahl over Grosser, personally.

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info@drefahlaudio.com

info@pdrefahl.de

[shangoe]

thank you for your suggestions so far.

the mic i would like to mod is my russian nevaton mc 416, a very nice but not so well known mic. i wonder if they will work on this or if they do only the neumann stuff, i will see...

[Teddy Ray]

Originally Posted by DONNX

And why is that so Teddy? Have you personally dealt with Andreas? Did he dissatisfied you in any way?

Yes I have. Had some MV692s done a bit ago. Also had a AKG 426b and a slew of the same mics modded by Drefahl. He is much faster, I liked the results better, and did not cost as much.... I did not say that Grosser was bad... just that I prefer Drefahl, and will use him for the rest of my life.

Drefahl will work with anything that a schematic is available for.

that being said.. it is a matter of taste, and for me, more importantly, Rapport. I have nothing bad to say about Grosser...but Drefahl is my go-to guy after using them both...now if there is something MAJOR to be done,(that changes the fundamental way the mic operates) I deal with Tony Merill.

[salomonander]

Originally Posted by Teddy Ray

Yes I have. Had some MV692s done a bit ago. Also had a AKG 426b and a slew of the same mics modded by Drefahl. He is much faster, I liked the results better, and did not cost as much.... I did not say that Grosser was bad... just that I prefer Drefahl, and will use him for the rest of my life.

Drefahl will work with anything that a schematic is available for.

that being said.. it is a matter of taste, and for me, more importantly, Rapport. I have nothing bad to say about Grosser...but Drefahl is my go-to guy after using them both...now if there is something MAJOR to be done,(that changes the fundamental way the mic operates) I deal with Tony Merill.

i think we can all agree that both of these techs are top notch. to the op: dont get confused... andreas and peter do great work. i dealt with both and was never let down.

[Teddy Ray]

Originally Posted by salomonander

i think we can all agree that both of these techs are top notch. to the op: dont get confused... andreas and peter do great work. i dealt with both and was never let down.

Yes they do. Of course, certainly. its a matter of preference. lambo vs buggati.

[DONNX]

Originally Posted by Teddy Ray

Yes I have. Had some MV692s done a bit ago. Also had a AKG 426b and a slew of the same mics modded by Drefahl. He is much faster, I liked the results better, and did not cost as much.... I did not say that Grosser was bad... just that I prefer Drefahl, and will use him for the rest of my life.

Drefahl will work with anything that a schematic is available for.

that being said.. it is a matter of taste, and for me, more importantly, Rapport. I have nothing bad to say about Grosser...but Drefahl is my go-to guy after using them both...now if there is something MAJOR to be done,(that changes the fundamental way the mic operates) I deal with Tony Merill.

Ah cool, BTW, it never occured to me that you thought he was bad. Because, at this point and time, I never heard anyone say he was bad.. I am just curious to know why because I never heard anyone say this before. I thought perhaps, he specializes in a certain mic that Andreas doesn't. I was only curious to know how you felt about your experience with his services, that is all.

Speed of delivery makes total sense. Everyone has their time schedule. And sometimes we like to choose a tech who can get it done the quickest due to time constraints. Thats totally understandable. Why didn't you just send your Geffells to Geffell?

I normally ask Andreas prior to him going to work. "how long will it take?" If he can't do it to your desires. He would be the first tech I know that will tell you. Go to "peter" or he would give you another recommendation to help you get what you want.

Andreas fluctuates with his time due to his work load and from working with other mic experts in Germany. He isn't a one man show. For me, he took 6 months to fix, reskin, recap, stereo match, check, test 4 vintage Neumanns and build me a new U47, but I was in no hurry. Because after hearing some techs in the states taking a year for ONE MIC or not taking orders at all. I wasn't complaining!

My buddy just had service with Andreas for the first time with his U67. He was totally floored with the results. He got it reborn again by Andreas, returned in 2 months. That was pretty fast in my opinion for a guy in NYC sending his mic to Berlin and back.

Let it be known, one of the reasons why Andreas may take a while is due to his other partners in the mic repair business helping him out. Like for example, Siegfried Theirsch or Neumann does the capsule work for Andreas. He doesn't skin or build capsules. He only does the install and testing for them. So it depends how long it takes for Mr. Theirsch (This guy has too much work!) to get the capsule completed in order for Andreas finish your mic and run it through more test before calling the job complete.

I personally like that Andreas has a focus on what he does. And not be a guy who says "I can do it all". He uses other sources in Germany to do the other parts that is not his expertise. Like the capsule, transformer or creating a new body/head grill. More techs on your mic the better IMHO. Its like getting a German Team of mic gurus on your repair.
I would love to have Peter work on one of my mics someday. I never heard anything bad from that guy either. And glad to have these guys around.

[darque]

Originally Posted by Teddy Ray

I prefer Drefahl over Grosser, personally

I think it's pretty sassy to write a statement like that without explanation within the same post. It's OK to say: "I'm a happy Drefahl cutomer". This way you don't piss on a great tech like Grosser. I'll show you how to do it:


I'm a happy Grosser customer. He's a very honest tech and tells you if anything doesn't makes any sense. Even he makes less money with this advice. He once called me because of an email of mine and adviced me for 1 hour and 10 minutes for free! I mean he paid for the phone call without getting any money from me at that time. I think Grosser's rate is pretty reasonable. My plumber cost twice an hour! ;-)


Do you see? It's possible without pissing on Mr. Drehfal.

[Levon]

Originally Posted by jensenmann

Andreas Grosser in Berlin

+1000 thumbsupthumbsup

Andreas knows his stuff and is one of the most friendly guys I met. Highly recommended!