Seeking GOLD RE-20 (a la Rush . . .)

[glennberk]

Hello, Soundies  (cross-posting to a couple of discussions)  --

A project I'm prepping has a scene with Rush Limbaugh (or, a reasonable facsimile), and I'm hoping to find a good-sounding, good-looking version of his microphone  -  the legendary GOLD ElectroVoice RE-20.  I hope there's one out there that I might rent  -  please tell me !

Thanks  --  Glenn Berkovitz   glennb@pobox.com  (Hollywood)

[tourtelot]

Hi Glenn.  No Gold RE20; only grey

 

But hope you are doing super well.

 

D.

[mikewest]

Buy an old one

 

Spray it

 

Charge to production

 

mike

[daniel]

Cheap and cheerful for a quick shot:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/High-Quality-Stretchable-Ultra-Gloss-Mirror-Gold-Chrome-Vehicle-Vinyl-Wrap-Foil/222485455376?epid=800967002&hash=item33cd2aa210:g:BP0AAOSwtZJY~J4-

 

Maybe this for a close-up and/or longer lasting finish:

http://goldgenieworld.goldgenie.com/

[glennberk]

On 5/10/2018 at 7:26 PM, tourtelot said:

Hi Glenn.  No Gold RE20; only grey

 

But hope you are doing super well.

 

D.

 

Hi, Doug !  Yeah, I guess in Seattle you've got the moss-covered version . . .  Fond regards !

Thanks for good thoughts, mates !  My 'rush' to create a gold RE-20 has slowed, with a production pause for a week.  Props has a non-working mic that they're applying their Midas touch to; after that, I hope to insert the best possible mic element (SM57, Schoeps, ECM-50 ?) into the heart of the beast.  I'll post updates  --

(This past week, I spoke with 16 audio rental or prop rental companies  -  no suitable golden RE-20 to be had.  A couple of promising leads, but nothing materialized.  I'm surprised there isn't one out in the world already . . .)