U87 repair

[mattfell]

Howdy all.
Any recommendations for who to send a U87 to for repairs?
Cheers

[GlennS]

Gunter Wagner.
Tony Woodhouse at Amber Technology used to repair them too when they were the distributor. Not sure if he still does.

[rick]

gunter

[mattfell]

rick, can you send me gunter's number?
cheers

[geareyes]

Yep, no-one else on the planet but Gunter.

As long as you don't tell him you are a Chelsea fan, I'm sure he won't scrape "Bayern" into your gold sputtering!

And - If he can't get it done prior to going OS, wait.

[Wiz]

when a mic is "fixed up" by gunter, klaus, ben...etc

what is the things they do?

I have a vintage KM84...its the only one I have ever heard...so I have no frame of reference, personally.

Its from 1979 according to the serial number ( i contacted neumann)

what would they do to my mic? change caps?

cheers

Peter

[GlennS]

I had Gunter modify my U87 to increase the headroom & also the top end a little. I'm not sure what parts he changed, but I was after improved performance in recording vocals & guitar amps & he acheived that. And it still sounds like a U87!

[Manning]

Agreed, Ben Sneesby is also very good, but he is out of the country at the moment. I think he gets back mid June or so.

[Manning]

rick, can you send me gunter's number?
cheers

http://www.wagner-microphones.com/contact.htm

[mattfell]

bummer. both ben and gunter out of town for a while

[rob]

Matt
you could always send it here. I've fixed plenty of U87s

[mattfell]

thanks rob, will do. same address as usual?

[jasound]

. And it still sounds like a U87!

Good point Glen, sometimes repairers try to make them "better" and can
change the inherent signature tone of the mic.

Good luck Matt.

[rob]

yep, include your return address and a description of the fault