THE “CHURCH” TUBE MIC WAS DESIGNED AND BUILT BY MGM ENGINEER STANLEY CHURCH IN HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA IN THE 1950’S. CHURCH ORDERED M7 CAPSULES AND U47 HEADBASKETS FROM GOTHAM AUDIO AND DESIGNED HIS OWN CIRCUIT AROUND A TRIAD JO23 TRANSFORMER AND A 6072 TUBE. A HANDFUL OF VARIATIONS ARE KNOWN TO EXIST, INCLUDING EXAMPLES WITH K47 CAPSULES. ORIGINALLY GEARED TOWARDS SOUNDSTAGE RECORDING for film and tv, AND usually PAINTED ALL-BLACK AS TO BE HIDDEN OFF CAMERA, THE CHURCH MIC was also historically used by EVEREST RECORDS FOR orchestral RECORDINGs on 35MM FILM, AND IN ONE documented instance AS A VOCAL MIC FOR FRANK SINATRA (SEEN ON THE COVER OF ‘THE CONCERT SINATRA’). You’ll see the OCCASIONAL all-silver/brushed chrome example as well as combination black body/silver headbasket.