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A Sennheiser MD409N microphone which originally belonged to Pink Floyd's road manager and sound engineer Peter Watts. Used as Floyd's main vocal microphones and on some instrument cabinets in 1971. Sennheisers were notably used by the band's three vocalists - David Gilmour, Roger Waters and Richard Wright - throughout Adrian Maben's 1972 documentary film Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii. Sennheiser originally sold a batch of these microphones to Charlie Watkins of WEM, the company for which Peter Watts worked when he wasn't on the road with Pink Floyd.

This Sennheiser MD409N microphone is made from aluminium, featuring steel components painted black with gold accents. It has a three-pin Tuchel connection and comes in a black steel box labelled "Peter Watts Pompeii Sennheiser MD409N".

The microphone works, though it shows signs of paint wear from age and there is some heat damage on the black side of the receiver but this does not detract from the microphone's classic performance.

This lot comes from the personal collection of Chris Hewitt, audio archaeologist and author of several books on vintage sound equipment. A letter from him is included. Dimensions (box): 22.5 cm x 10.5 cm x 6 cm (8 3/4" x 4 1/4" x 2 1/4")

Contains electronics; see electronics notice in the Buyer's Guide

Estimate: £3,000 - 5,000 M