Vintage 1960's Turner S500 / S510 / 500 dynamic cardioid Satin Chrome Low Z microphone w accessories # 13

Hello and welcome to The House of Chrome. You are looking at a very unique and beautiful Turner model S-500 Dynamic cardioid microphone from the 1960's complete with a mic clip and cable in which to operate. Turner came out with this 500 model series in the early 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 quite lovely. The 500 series is uni-directional and this particular example is 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 with a touch of bass making it an excellent choice for singing broadcasting as it was intended. Output is very strong as well. Pic # 3 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 standard model however and comes with the on / off lever making it very practical and the lever works perfectly. 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 couple tiny scuff marks. Superb 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. 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 20 foot cable that's in perfect physical and working condition. The cable is soft and pliable. It has the 4 pin XLR connection for the mic and the standard male 1/4 inch end connector for use with most audio equipment and all guitar amplifiers. This mic is ready to go another 60 years. 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.