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Topic: Question about Shure SM57 mic |
Chuck Walker
From:
Cody, Wyoming, USA
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Posted 3 Dec 2010 2:06 pm |
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| I just bought my first Shure SM57 and the top of the mic turns freely on the base. It seems strange that it would do that, so I thought I had better check and see if that is normal. It is not that it screws on and off.....it just turns freely. Thanks for any assistance....also any thoughts as to why it might be designed that way. |
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Cliff Kane
From:
the late great golden state
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Posted 3 Dec 2010 2:35 pm
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| That is normal for a 57, at least the ones they make now. |
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Lynn Oliver
From:
Redmond, Washington USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 3 Dec 2010 2:46 pm
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| The ones I bought 15 years ago do that as well. |
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John Groover McDuffie
From:
LA California, USA
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Posted 3 Dec 2010 3:41 pm
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| As far as I can remember that's how they have always been. |
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Chuck Walker
From:
Cody, Wyoming, USA
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Posted 3 Dec 2010 5:16 pm
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| Thanks to all for confirming that the mic is not defective. I'm still curious as to why it might be designed that way. |
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Eric Philippsen
From:
Central Florida USA
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Posted 3 Dec 2010 5:31 pm
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| To me, 57's are kind of like Teles. Basic, tough, and they sound good. It's a bit tough to go wrong when using 'em. |
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Dave Grafe
From:
Hudson River Valley NY
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Posted 3 Dec 2010 6:58 pm
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| The windscreen is held onto the mic by a copper band that snaps into place and locks onto a groove on the body of the mic, holding it all together. I believe that it is simply a manufacturing engineering choice, it makes it easy to assemble and repair without damaging the delicate plastic diaphragm that it protects. |
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Chuck Walker
From:
Cody, Wyoming, USA
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Posted 3 Dec 2010 9:09 pm
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| Thanks, Dave. Your explanation makes a lot of sense. Ease of manufacture is another way of keeping costs down and being more competitive. I thought perhaps there was some technical or performance reason it might have been done that way, but I was having a hard time imagining what that might be. |
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