Vintage ribbon mic repair: where?

Elie · 17th October 2003

I have a couple of RCA BK-5 which need to be re-ribonned, could you folks recommend me a place where to have this done? I live near Montreal Canada but I'm willing to ship them in the US...

Thanks for the help, and all the info on this most useful forum!

bopmachine · 17th October 2003

For RCA stuff I have found Clarence Kane of Enak Mic Repair to be tops. His details:

420 Carew Avenue
Pitman, NJ 08071
(856) 589-6186
Fax: (856) 589-7791
Contact:Clarence Kane. Website: http://enakmic.com/

Stephen Sank is also supposed to do good work, but I have never used him so cannot vouch for it. A little web searching will, however, find a ton of people who vouch for him:

Stephen Sanks website

e-cue · 17th October 2003

http://www.wesdooley.com/

Wes rocks ass. He stands behind his work.

bopmachine · 17th October 2003

Oh right, forgot about wes. Yes he does excellent work. I have purchased from him before and everything is on the up and up. I would not hesitate to use or recommend him. The bonus is that all his team are fountains of information!

His IS a bit pricier than both Enak and Sank, however. I do get the feeling that is has a bit faster turnaround (enak could be 1-2 months, no idea for sank but I last spoke with him about 3 years ago and turnaround was several months).

7rojo7 · 17th October 2003

I have the same question, I have 2 JV74s that need some attention. Is there any one in Europe doing this?

David R. · 17th October 2003

Another vote for Clarence Kane. He did a great job on both of my 77dx's, and I talked to his wife for a bit on the phone and she was very sweet.

Between Wes Dooley and Clarence Kane, you got it covered.

Rader Ranch · 17th October 2003

Stephen Sank did my BK-5's.....good, fast, informative (returns emails fast) and seemed pretty low cost to me. plus there's the added family history there, so that's kinda cool too...he can also do authentic cosmetic repairs besides the ribbons, which also seemed very reasonable....but i like mine beat up looking.

Elie · 18th October 2003

Thanks for the tips, guys, very appreciated! I'll choose one among them for sure!

17th October 2003	#1
Elie Gear Head Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 69 Thread Starter	Vintage ribbon mic repair: where? I have a couple of RCA BK-5 which need to be re-ribonned, could you folks recommend me a place where to have this done? I live near Montreal Canada but I'm willing to ship them in the US... Thanks for the help, and all the info on this most useful forum!

17th October 2003	#2
bopmachine Gear nut Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 118	For RCA stuff I have found Clarence Kane of Enak Mic Repair to be tops. His details: 420 Carew Avenue Pitman, NJ 08071 (856) 589-6186 Fax: (856) 589-7791 Contact:Clarence Kane. Website: http://enakmic.com/ Stephen Sank is also supposed to do good work, but I have never used him so cannot vouch for it. A little web searching will, however, find a ton of people who vouch for him: Stephen Sanks website __________________ Regards, Jose

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7rojo7 urumita Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Spoleto, Italy Posts: 2,370	I have the same question, I have 2 JV74s that need some attention. Is there any one in Europe doing this? __________________ love and light

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David R. Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: I left my heart, in... Posts: 1,863	Another vote for Clarence Kane. He did a great job on both of my 77dx's, and I talked to his wife for a bit on the phone and she was very sweet. Between Wes Dooley and Clarence Kane, you got it covered. __________________ -David R. "An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way." - C. Bukowski

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17th October 2003	#3
e-cue Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Lost Angeles Posts: 4,061	http://www.wesdooley.com/ Wes rocks ass. He stands behind his work.

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Rader Ranch Gear maniac Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 282	Stephen Sank did my BK-5's.....good, fast, informative (returns emails fast) and seemed pretty low cost to me. plus there's the added family history there, so that's kinda cool too...he can also do authentic cosmetic repairs besides the ribbons, which also seemed very reasonable....but i like mine beat up looking.

18th October 2003	#8
Elie Gear Head Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 69 Thread Starter	Thanks for the tips, guys, very appreciated! I'll choose one among them for sure!

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