Need to know which U87 I have

[jfast007]

Hi members, anybody know were to ask which model, year, etc, is my U87? Did not find that info on the general www of neumann. serial number is 36775.
many thanks,
John

[alternative4]

send an email to neumann, they will reply you the details of your mic.

[climber]

Originally Posted by alternative4

send an email to neumann, they will reply you the details of your mic.

Yup...

[Ward Pike]

Originally Posted by alternative4

send an email to neumann, they will reply you the details of your mic.

To which email address, exactly? I have tried this before and never received a response.

[vernier]

If it has a battery compartment, you have an old one.
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[Axelrod]

Originally Posted by jfast007

Hi members, anybody know were to ask which model, year, etc, is my U87? Did not find that info on the general www of neumann. serial number is 36775.
many thanks,
John

you definitely have an old one. mine was made in 1992 and its number is 91439. i suspect yours was made in the 70's. i believe you can email your serial number to neumann and they will mail you back with the manufacture year.

[Voyage.One]

Originally Posted by Axelrod

you definitely have an old one. mine was made in 1992 and its number is 91439. i suspect yours was made in the 70's. i believe you can email your serial number to neumann and they will mail you back with the manufacture year.

So that make yours and mine Ai models (mine was made in 1999
serial no. 82459)

[alternative4]

Originally Posted by Ward Pike

To which email address, exactly? I have tried this before and never received a response.

manufacturing_date@neumann.com

he got an older one than mine, which is 1985.

[Axelrod]

Originally Posted by Voyage.One

So that make yours and mine Ai models (mine was made in 1999
serial no. 82459)

um, one of us is wrong.

[8inthemorning]

any pic?

[jfast007]

Many thanks for all the replies. Hope to receive an answer from Neumann.

Pics coming soon. Also says P48 and made in Germany (not west germany... gefell issue?)...

[Silvan]

Originally Posted by jfast007

Hope to receive an answer from Neumann.

I'd put serial#36775 at around the middle of 1980, give or take a month or two.

The Neumann folk will be a little more precise, when they get around to responding (they can usually narrow it to a month, if not to the day it shipped) - but it has been known to take them a while to get onto it.

[crosscutred]

Originally Posted by Silvan

I'd put serial#36775 at around the middle of 1980, give or take a month or two.

The Neumann folk will be a little more precise, when they get around to responding (they can usually narrow it to a month, if not to the day it shipped) - but it has been known to take them a while to get onto it.

I've been waiting a couple of years now..... maybe I should ask again.

[Ward Pike]

Originally Posted by crosscutred

I've been waiting a couple of years now..... maybe I should ask again.

My point, precisely.

[bogosort]

Be aware that Neumann's date service not infrequently provides wrong information. After emailing them, Neumann Berlin Service Dept replied "We are pleased to inform you that your microphone U87i # 29962 was manufactured in 1971."

I knew this was too early, and Klaus confirmed that it was made in May 1977. He also noted that their service dept has made mistakes several times before.

[Voyage.One]

Originally Posted by Axelrod

um, one of us is wrong.

If mine isn't late 90's that must mean it's earlier.