Vintage 1960's Turner S500 dynamic cardioid Satin Chrome Low Z microphone accessories Shure 545

Hello and welcome to The House of Chrome. You are looking at a very interesting and beautiful Turner model S-500 Dynamic cardioid microphone from the 1960's complete with a mic clip, cable in which to operate as well as the exterior black pop filter. Turner came out with this 500 model series in the 1960's and was part of their modern line up of hand held mics intended to compete with the heavy hitters such as Shure Brothers and Electro Voice. It was a very practical design being easy to hold and had a very nice sound overall. Probably not as good as the Shure 545 of that period or the E.V 676 but it was Turner's shining star and does sound very nice. It does have excellent sound quality being uni-directional and set at Low impedance currently though these are dual Z depending on how the cable is wired. This S-500 has a very smooth, warm tone making it an excellent choice for singing broadcasting as it was intended. Pic # 2 shows this very model and it's characteristics in an old Turner catalog. This S-500 has been thoroughly cleaned and tested. The 500 series had a much more elegant style than the more aggressive looking Shure 545 and used a unique 4 pin XLR type connection. These mics tend to hold up very well with age so they seemed to have had a great quality build but because many of these had the Turner 4 pin style cables which can be harder to come by today. The cable is included though. Just like Shure Brother's who offered their 545 model mic with the lower pistol grip (545S) Turner did the same. I actually have a 500 with the lower pistol grip for sale here on Ebay and it works great. This was the regular model however but comes with the on / off lever making it the S-500. It should be noted that even though the mic itself works excellent and sounds fantastic the on / off lever (as seen in pic # 8) is defective and does not turn fully into the off position. Something won't allow the lever to turn fully. I tried to address the issue but I can't get it to budge so the mic is in the live position only. Other than that the mic is great but this should be noted. The S-500 has a die cast zinc alloy body that comes with the nice satin chrome finish. The screens are perfect and I replaced the inner foam pop filter as it was all but gone. This greatly improves the sound characteristics. You can see it's in very nice physical condition with virtually no scratches, zero dents, engravings or corrosion. Just a few small scuff marks. Very nice condition and you'll be very hard pressed to find one as nice as this. The mic is appx 7 1/2 inches long X 1 1/2 inch wide at the tip and about average weight for a mic of this size. A very practical design. This S-500 mic came with the longer handle that incorporated the on / off rotating knob. Again, the knob does not works as it should and live always. A nice exterior black foam pop filter is included for improved sound performance and looks very nice on this mic. You'll really notice the difference in sound with it on but if you want a brighter tone then you can simply remove it from the mic. The black plastic mic clip is also included. It shows no wear and works perfectly and holds the mic snug allowing a wide degree of tilt up and down and will screw onto any desk or floor stand. The S-500 comes with an very nice 6 foot cable that's in perfect physical and working condition. It has the 4 pin XLR connection for the mic. The cable is soft and pliable. It has the 4 pin XLR connection for the mic and the standard Switchcraft male XLR end connector for use with most audio equipment. Simply attach any longer XLR cable if needed for extra length. This mic is ready to go! THE MICROPHONE STAND SHOWN IS NOT PART OF THIS SALE...USED FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES ONLY!!! As always... I can promise you will be happy with it for the price paid. If not...I have a no hassle return policy. The shipping will be on you as I believe that's fair but the purchase price would be refunded. Simply return in the same nice condition...period. Check my rating. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS are welcome as well. Buyer must pay within 24 hours or an unpaid case will be opened and item relisted. Domestic buyer will get priority shipping. If you have any questions feel free to ask and...thanks for looking.