Ebay Purchase

[Bartek]

Gentelman,

I once again seek your council.

I recently purchased a MK4 on ebay. All went well and I received the capsule, one problem the serial # is inked out! I will send the capsule to redding audio to see if they can un-ink that # and get me history of that capsule. 

Would there be any other reason why someone would try to obscure the # other than for the obvious reason?

if there is anyone who had their "borrowed" recently please let me know.

Bartek

[Philip Perkins]

I'd also ask Redding if they can test the capsule for you.  Performance or lack of might also be a reason for an obscured SN.

Philip Perkins

[Eric Toline]

Gentelman,

I once again seek your council.

I recently purchased a MK4 on ebay. All went well and I received the capsule, one problem the serial # is inked out! I will send the capsule to redding audio to see if they can un-ink that # and get me history of that capsule. 

Would there be any other reason why someone would try to obscure the # other than for the obvious reason?

if there is anyone who had their "borrowed" recently please let me know.

Bartek

Inked out with a Sharpie or the like? Then you should be able to remove the "ink" with paint thinner or WD40 or such if the # is engraved into the case.

Eric

[cmgoodin]

Sharpie Ink comes off with plain old Rubbing alcohol.  And it is less corrosive than Acetone (paint remover) or other solvents.

----Courtney

[John Blankenship]

Inked out with a Sharpie or the like? Then you should be able to remove the "ink" with paint thinner or WD40 or such if the # is engraved into the case.

On a Schoeps capsule, the number is written in ink on the plastic disk up inside the capsule (looking in from the threaded end).

Perhaps applying paint thinner, WD-40 or a blowtorch to the inside of a Schoeps capsule might be ill-advised.

JB