Is has an incredibly clean and accurate sound, and is suitable not only for home or studio use, but also has an incredibly wide pickup pattern, making it a good choice for a live acoustic performance.

We used it for home recording mostly, and were always blown away by the quality of vocals as well as acoustic instruments when using this mic.

The case it lives in is beginning to rust a little, so it will soon be time to replace it, but I'll leave that for you to sort out.

We paid a total of £900 including customs charges etc, and they retail for $775 on the Ear Trumpet Labs website.

If you're looking for the absolute highest in quality from a microphone, this will serve you very well... and if you're just wanting to look cool and vintage, same :)