ISO dead AKG D12 for body part.

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moby@kcbbs.gen.nz <moby@kcbbs.gen.nz> wrote:
>My much treasured but incredibly decrepid AKG D12 has a broken plastic
>"hoop" ie the black plastic frame that kinda holds it all together. As
>a muso asked me "what the hell's THAT" as I was sticking it in a kick
>drum the other night (it being a masterpiece of electrical tape repair)
>I got to thinking maybe if someone out there has one with dead
>electrics, I'd be definately interested in buying it.

Call AKG and ask if they have a replacement. They actually do have
parts for a lot of mikes from that era.
--scott

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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

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Dave Lang <dave@grilledmedia.com> wrote:
>>>My much treasured but incredibly decrepid AKG D12 has a broken plastic
>>>"hoop" ie the black plastic frame that kinda holds it all together.
>
>>Call AKG and ask if they have a replacement. They actually do have
>>parts for a lot of mikes from that era.
>
>Let us know if that works! I tried AKG & they said they had no more
>parts for that mic. I have the same problem. Apparently the plastic
>shrinks & cracks on almost all of them.

You can try talking to the guy at odometergears.com. He has a small
desktop vacuum-molding system and is very willing to do runs of five
or six molded plastic pieces. Tell him I sent you.
--scott
>
>Rats.
>
>dave
>


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Geoff@work wrote:
> <moby@kcbbs.gen.nz> wrote in message
> news:1125914332.863966.110560@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>
>>My much treasured but incredibly decrepid AKG D12 has a broken plastic
>>"hoop" ie the black plastic frame that kinda holds it all together. As
>>a muso asked me "what the hell's THAT" as I was sticking it in a kick
>>drum the other night (it being a masterpiece of electrical tape repair)
>>I got to thinking maybe if someone out there has one with dead
>>electrics, I'd be definately interested in buying it.
>>cheer
>
>
> The part you need is # 1350M1001 for a D12, or 1350M1002 for a D12E . Was
> still listed in 2004, but may or may not actually be available.
>
> geoff
>
>
That part has not been available for many years.
jn