Paul Winkler <pw_lists@xxxxxxxxxx>: > 15 years ago I dropped an SM57 off a mic stand, six feet onto a > wooden porch floor, from which it rolled off the edge into a > 20-foot-deep ravine. Found it buried head-down in the ground, > carried it back up, dusted it off, plugged it in, and it worked (and > still does). And the SM57 still thinking "Do *that* again". It should get a pension for the stunt. Hey Paul, that recording of "Don't get sad" was beautiful. Good vocal sound :) Can she sing! Wolfgang