Vintage 1960's Shure 540S / 540 dynamic microphone High Z harp mic w accessories 575S 51 # 9

Hello and welcome to The House of Chrome. You are looking at a superb older Shure Brothers 540S model dynamic microphone from the 1960's. It's a Sonodyne II model that was sold as a "general purpose" microphone that is an all metal design with satin chrome finish and has a more aggressive look to it. 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 540S does have an adjustable bass screw in the rear of the head as seen in pic # 10 which does work as it should that gives you a bit of control over the tone. The 540 series mic is omni-directional so it tends to pick up more surround sound. As you can see in the pics provided the satin chrome finish has a beautiful luster and shows almost absolutely no wear after all these years. There are no engravings, scratches, nicks or fractures anywhere on this 540S. This mic is museum quality. 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. Overall this mic is a true 10 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 mic cable that is soft, pliable gives you plenty of length to work with. 16 feet in length. It also has the quality vintage male 1/4 inch end connector for use with most audio equipment. You got everything you need and this 540S is ready to go. MICROPHONE STAND IS NOT PART OF THIS SALE...FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES ONLY. As with all my vintage microphones... 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.