We all know that AKG manufactured the ELA mics for Telefunken. But I got my hands on 1 with the AKG logo and serial number around 1060. Does anyone know if these mics with the AKG logo were built before, or after the time when Telefunken put their logo on those mics?
It sounds exacly as an ELA should!! I am really happy, and would love to learn more about its story.
Last edited by rafa_hauck; 27th August 2016 at 04:32 PM..
Well. Its not a c12. Check out the pic I'll attach. We have it sitting in our mantenance room and it sounds like heaven. Just sorting out some minor details before we decide if it stays!
The large Neumann badge on U47, that also included the mic's serial number (through 1952), predated the "Telefunken" badge, though Telefunken was involved with Neumann from the beginning of the mic's history: Telefunken owned 25% of Neumann, even during the war. Hence Neumann's exclusive on the VF14 and (at least for while) AC701 tubes.
Therefore there are no large-badge Telefunken U47.
The "Telefunken" badge on 1950s and early 1960s Neumann mics identified those that were either destined for U.S. export to Elite (through 1958), or domestic delivery of mics that were part of a "turn-key package" to recording studios within Germany: Telefunken would require the recording equipment that was part of the package to be re-badged.