Looking at a vintage Shure 55 microphone

Since I pulled out my vintage Shure 55 a few weeks ago for the microphone comparison, I thought I'd take a closer look at it. The Shure 55 was one of the most iconic microphones ever designed. As they said in their advertising, it's been "photographed with the most celebrities of any microphone". Or at least it was until their newer SM58 took over that honour. ----- My tip jar:   / pileofstuff   ----- This isn't the only way to do it. It's probably not the best way to do it. But it's how I do it.