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MakersMarc:
My 4v are from 1998 and have never been serviced. Zero issues, but is it a good idea to send them? My 41v have like 15 shows in them since 2017, so in the event some live music breaks out, I’m covered. Is Germany my best bet?

Thanks!

jerryfreak:
different manufacturers say different things about servicing their gear

DPA says its extremely rare for non-abused capsules to go out of spec. Theyve even got a war story of a 4006 that rattled around in a toolbox on an ocean-going boat for years and was perfectly in spec.

I've never seen schoeps make an official recommendation, though I asked Redding recently about routine maintenance and was told:

If not used in dirty environs, MANY years can go by without a cleaning.

dsatz says that he assumes anything he buys used is going in for a checkup. not sure how he would feel about caps that were known to be well-cared for

id prob say the only reason to clean caps the way we use them is if you were a regular in smoky bars (less common every year), or maybe seaside/marine/aggressive corrosive conditions. Thats just my opinion.

DSatz:
> My 4v are from 1998 and have never been serviced. Zero issues, but is it a good idea to send them?

It's up to you. These capsules don't need regular or preventive servicing as such. "Zero issues" should be the norm for capsules that haven't been dropped, or had liquids spilled into them, or serious smoke/dust exposure etc.

The old three-pattern capsules (MK 6, or the CMTS stereo microphones) were the exception in that regular service was suggested for them--and a lot of people who didn't do that are sorry now--but that's a whole other story.


> Is Germany my best bet?

Here I will drop all polite indirectness: Never allow ANYONE other than Schoeps to service a Schoeps capsule, other than to wipe its external contacts (which you can do yourself).

--By the way, there isn't really a separate service department as such at Schoeps. After an initial "intake", everything that's received for service is handled by the same people who make the actual products. Capsule production has always been the province of a small group of full-time specialists within the company. So capsule repairs really are held to the same standards as the making of new capsules.

MakersMarc:
Thanks guys, most appreciated!

ero3030:
Been selling and rebuying since 99.  Seemed to be the easiest thing to do.  Never had issues, just wanted freshies I guess.  1999, 4v's-985$$ each 2006-7- cmxy4v stereo mic-5kish, 2015 4v's- dirt ass  cheap.   When the euro and the dollar and the pound all go in your favor, new is the way IMO.
UK prices I found to have the best conversion rates.  Let us know how things  go/cost if u send things out.  Ed

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