Dead MD441

[hank alrich]

One of my pair of MD441's has died. I bought these new in 1974.

It took a fall, and the case partly self-disassembled. I put it back
together and it worked fine for about five months.

I opened it up and found a really skinny loose wire at the presence
boost switch, and I think I have successfully resoldered that. (I say I
think because the mic still ain't working, while the solder joint looks
good and shows as conducting on a VOM.)

Any other pointers? Does Sennheiser service these? If they replace a
capsule is it still like the originals, or has it been "updated", like
the MD421 dis-asster?

Along with my pair of Schoeps, these are my most favored mics.

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ha
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[Scott Dorsey]

hank alrich > wrote:
>One of my pair of MD441's has died. I bought these new in 1974.
>
>It took a fall, and the case partly self-disassembled. I put it back
>together and it worked fine for about five months.
>
>I opened it up and found a really skinny loose wire at the presence
>boost switch, and I think I have successfully resoldered that. (I say I
>think because the mic still ain't working, while the solder joint looks
>good and shows as conducting on a VOM.)
>
>Any other pointers? Does Sennheiser service these? If they replace a
>capsule is it still like the originals, or has it been "updated", like
>the MD421 dis-asster?

Sennheiser still services them. Not only that, they still make them. And
thankfully they have not "updated" them like the MD421. Ask them to return
all parts they replace, though, when you send it up to Old Lyme.

>Along with my pair of Schoeps, these are my most favored mics.

They are some of the best dynamic mikes ever made.
--scott

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[Mike Rivers]

hank alrich wrote:
> One of my pair of MD441's has died. I bought these new in 1974.
>
> It took a fall, and the case partly self-disassembled.

Hey, 35 years old and dropped and you wonder why it doesn't work? <g>

> Any other pointers? Does Sennheiser service these? If they replace a
> capsule is it still like the originals, or has it been "updated", like
> the MD421 dis-asster?

Yes, they repair any of their mics, and the price is (relatively)
reasonable. It's not
like you're paying extra to get original factory service. I don't recall
any update
to the MD441, but don't expect to get a 35 year old capsule in your mic
if that's
what they have to replace.


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[hank alrich]

Buzzard**** wrote:

X-Complaints-To:

> I'm more than competitent to service this microphone.
>
> Please send it to me, and I'll sent it promptly back to you when I get it
> working.

You can't even find a life.

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ha
shut up and play your guitar