Vintage 1960's Shure 540S / 540 dynamic microphone harp mic Hi Z w cable 575S #1

  
Hello and welcome to The House of Chrome. You are looking at a nice older Shure Brothers 540S model dynamic microphone from the 1960's. It comes with the older original cable in which to operate. Pic # 2 is from an old Shure Brothers catalog I have showing all of the mics performance characteristics. This was a more affordable dynamic mic compared to the more sophisticated and far better sounding dynamic cardioid models of that era such as the Shure 55S and Electro Voice RE10. If you needed something reliable for general broadcasting, paging, etc... This was your go to mic. These happen to make excellent harp mics as well with a gritty tone being void of bass and excellent overdrive. The 540 does have an adjustable bass screw in the rear of the head as seen in pic # 9 which does work and gives you a bit of control over the tone. As you can see in the pics provided t he satin chrome finish has a decent luster bur shows typical lite wear after all these years. There are no engravings, scratches, nicks or fractures anywhere on this 540S.

There is however some very fine pitting on some spots here and there. The black plastic looks pretty nice too.

Just some extremely lite wear on the Shure badge by the on / off switch. The front grill is free of any dents or tarnish and a new inner foam pop filter was installed to help with sound characteristics. The joint mechanism holds firm as it should and the head pivots back and forth as needed.

The Shure front and rear labels look incredible. The on / off switch works perfectly as well. Overall this mic is in really nice condition and I'd rate it a very conservative 7 + on a scale of 1 - 10. This mic will screw onto any microphone desk or floor stand you might be using.

The mic comes with an older shure model mic cable that is soft, pliable gives you plenty of length to work with. It also has the quality Switchcraft male 1/4 inch end connector for use with most audio equipment.

The end connector does show some wear but it's purely cosmetic and does not affect the operation in any way. You got everything you need and this 540S is ready to go. MICROPHONE STAND IS NOT PART OF THIS SALE... As with all my vintage microphones.. I can promise you will be happy with it for the price paid.

Simply return in the same nice condition... INTERNATIONAL BUYERS are welcome as well. If you have any questions feel free to ask and..