This particular microphone comes from the New York office of the BBC and was used most notably by the late Alistair Cooke in his broadcasts entiltled, “Letter from America” - the worlds longest running speech radio programme.
The Coles 4038 Studio Ribbon Microphone was designed by the BBC as a broadcast recording microphone with exceptionally flat frequency response from 30 Hz to 15,000 Hz. It provides a natural, smooth sonic quality and textured response to the sound signal. From grunge quitar to classic grand piano describes the widely diverse applications in which this microphone is used. Many of the leading record producers use this classic mic in any number of applications.