Mics on Strings And Tines

Another Touch Tone Phone

Sat, 22 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Got this beige touch tone phone to make a mic for a friend (hi Tim!). The kids had to put it through a thorough test cycle before we shipped it out.

The finished product

Taking it for a test drive

Phone Speaker in Fan Case

Wed, 15 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000

I’ve made a few microphones from landline phone speakers, but wanted to try something different. I had an old fan that didn’t work anymore, so I took it apart. The phone speaker fit perfectly, and now it has an old-timey microphone look.

The finished product

80’s Transparent Touch Tone Phone Microphone

Sat, 16 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000

You know you are an 80’s kid if you had one of these transparent touch tone phones.

My son the crooner

Very little sass on this one…

Touch Tone Phone

Fri, 15 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000

This is the first mic I made from an old touch tone phone. You speak into the phone’s speaker, which works great as a mic, with a great lo-fi sound. I put the speaker in the mouthpiece so you can speak into it like a regular phone. Ever wonder what one looks like from the inside? Here you go!

The finished product

Cookie Tin with Piezo

Thu, 02 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000

I made this mic by sticking a piezo contact microphone inside a cookie tin, then added a 1/4″ jack. Doesn’t get any easier to build, and has a nice lo-fi sound. Since the piezo picks up vibrations, you have to get your mouth pretty close to the lid.

The finished product

Testing it out