Laurence Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 Wolf pointed this one out. It's a great picture of a Fisher Boom sitting in the wide open spaces of the Nevada Desert. The girl is Monroe. The co-star is Gable. The movie is "The Misfits" 1961. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 and the mic is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wexler Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 This is ultra-cool. Back in the days when the Fisher was used for just about every shot, indoors, outdoors, etc. I remember those times, but use of the Fisher was already on the wane when I started out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old school Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 I was going to post this picture under the newly found 'Images of Interest' page as well. I'm to slow. I would like to add that the photographer was woman named Eve Arnold who was working in what was then considered a mans job. Interesting history about her in today obits in the LA n NY Times today. @ Mike. I'm guessing a 668 but that is only a guess. IT could be a RCA BK 6B under the wind gag. This picture is from 1960 so maybe Eric knows;~) CrewC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 " guessing a 668 " I thought the 668's had more of a football shaped (or diamond shape?) wind-gag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old school Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 By the time I used a 668 in the early 70's it had a big football shaped one made by EV as an option. The one in the picture looks like it was a sound dept rig. It looks lie a 668 would fit. CrewC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Posted January 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 Sometimes there's too much talk about painting the mic out of the shot. How 'bout doing it the other way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Heath Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg sextro Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 The Misfits has long been a favorite of mine. Thanks for sharing the pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASI Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Where to find old school photos from production sound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsound Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 @ Mike. I'm guessing a 668 but that is only a guess. IT could be a RCA BK 6B under the wind gag. This picture is from 1960 so maybe Eric knows;~) BK6B - I've still got two.......! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VM Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Maybe you know this link ? If not : http://www.coutant.org/ev668/index.html and http://www.coutant.org/bk6b/index.html Nice photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Smith Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Laurence: Great photo! Crew: Doubt the mike is a 668. EV didn't release that until about 1964. The BK-6 is the RCA lavalier, so that's out as well. Could of been a RCA BK-5B, but those were pretty rare on film sets (mostly used in broadcast). My guess is either the RCA MI-10002, which was released in 1958, or more likely the Altec/Western Electric 639 series, which was around since 1940. Unfortunately, both of the sound recordists credited on the film are now gone, so we'll probably never know, unless the sound reports for the film still exist in the United Artists production files (a lot of the older reports I've seen from the 1940's to the '60's listed the primary mike and recorder used). --S @ Mike. I'm guessing a 668 but that is only a guess. IT could be a RCA BK 6B under the wind gag. This picture is from 1960 so maybe Eric knows;~) BK6B - I've still got two.......! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 " more likely the Altec/Western Electric 639 series, " that would be my guess, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Nault Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Sometimes there's too much talk about painting the mic out of the shot. How 'bout doing it the other way. Boom and boom shadow in the shot... wait til a camera guy sees this one! R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Great pictures, Scott! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Trew Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 I'm pretty it is not Fisher boom in the photo. It's a Mole Richardson. I have one just like it in the entryway of Trew Audio's Nashville store. gt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Posted February 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 That may be so, Glen... and I've never seen a small Mole Richardson like that so I can't say for certain... but that sure looks like a Fisher Model 2 arm on a Model 3 base. Let's take a look at a photo of the one you've got in your shop and see if we can make a match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wexler Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 No way is that a Mole boom in the picture. The Mole Richardson booms were substantially different in design and look to the Fishers, and this one looks exactly like every Fisher boom I have ever used. Are we al looking at the same picture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Lightstone, CAS Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 It's a toss up. Here is a photo of a Mole Richardson circa 1960 But on closer inspection I'll call it the Fisher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Posted February 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 Like I said... Model 2 arm, Model 3 base. Fisher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Davies Amps CAS Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 With out a doubt it's a Fisher. I've just been into the workshop and had a sit on mine. Malcolm Davies. A.m.p.s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Trew Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 It's a toss up. Here is a photo of a Mole Richardson circa 1960 But on closer inspection I'll call it the Fisher. Richard, i'd love to find out that I'm wrong, but I'm betting you have it reversed. I'm betting the photo in the original post is a Mole Richardson (the arm and base are exactly like one of mine) and I'm betting that the photo in your post is a Fisher. The base in your photo seems to have the crab steering feature, which, if I recall correctly, was unique to the Fisher. I'll double check mine for any brand markings when back in Nashville next week. I'd love to find out that I own one Fisher and one Mole Richardson, but I'm betting that I have two Mole Richardsons of different vintages. gt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Trew Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 Notice the very wide stance of the base in the original post. This is because the main axles can be pulled out wide for stability, and pushed back in to be narrow for doorways and storage. The Mole Richardson Perambulator had this same feature, but the base in Richard Lightstone's photo (definitely a Fisher) does not. Also, the photo of the original post may look like it has the same type of steering mechanism as the one on Richard's photo, but the base in Richard's photo (a Fisher) has a steering WHEEL, while the photo in the original post has a steering LEVER that also acts as a brake for the back wheel. The Mole Richardson perambulator has this same unique braking feature but in a slightly different design. gt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Lightstone, CAS Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 On further research of the photo I posted, it is indeed a Mole Richarsdon Boom as proved by the photo of their famous insignia. Sorry Glen. Here is a link to where I found the images. http://www.bblist.co....php?item=26345 Their notes indicates that this boom was used by the CBC and is available in Canada. I like fact that it is photographed on a farm with a tractor in the BG. Glen, if you decide to purchase it for your collection you could now check the box on the Canadian immigration form that always asks "Do you plan on visiting a farm while in Canada?" That question always puzzled me, but now I know why it's there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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