[BC] mic refinishing

[Barry Mishkind]

Tom,

         I don't think the 644 was the one. It is a needle-
         nose, "Sound Spot" microphone

         George discussed the 664 as the original
         "Hammer" in his article in Radio Guide in
         September/October 2008.

         Perhaps you saw it?

At 11:39 AM 2/28/2009, Thomas G. Osenkowsky wrote:
>There seems to be some debate over which microphone was
>dubbed the "Buchanan Hammer". Supposedly the late Don
>Kirkendall, who was appointed Advertising Manager for E/V
>by founder Al Kahn in 1954, heard a salesman hitting a nail on
>the wall with a model 644 microphone to prove it would still
>work. Since Electro Voice was based in Buchanan, MI he
>dubbed it the "Buchanan Hammer" and the name stuck.