Fancy Feast® Crystal Microphone -- from a can of cat food!

Can a can of cat food work as a microphone? Yes, if you work it right! Watch this "Silly, Silly Tape Recorder" how-to video and learn!

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For HI-RES (helps to see the details), STOP this video, and click here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyO0X1EmkiE&fmt=18

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Many vintage tape recorders require a crystal microphone. But these microphones are often lost. And just try to find one on E-Bay! You either won't find the one you need for your vintage tape recorder, or it will be priced through the roof!

ClydeSight Productions to the rescue - thanks to our cats!

Now, you can BUILD your own crystal microphone with vintage sound, easily, using a crystal microphone element, and a can of Fancy Feast® cat food!

Why a can of Fancy Feast® cat food?

It is JUST the right size to make a nice case for the crystal microphone element!

It's easy to make, you just need some foam, a can of Fancy Feast® cat food, some tools and the crystal microphone element. You'll feed your cat and build a vintage sounding microphone!

The element is much less expensive than an historic vintage crystal microphone, yet provides the right impedance and sound for your vintage tape recorder. You can get an element on E-Bay from a vendor named: audio-comm. Below is a direct URL to his items:

http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/audio-comm_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZQQ_mdoZ

Watch the video and see how easy and fun it is to make this little "Silly, Silly Tape Recorder" crystal microphone project!

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ClydeSight Productions has no affiliation with the Nestlé Purina PetCare Company, makers of Fancy Feast® cat food. However, we do buy the product and Gertrude and Eddie Cat enjoy it very much.


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[raindogred]

Darn it - Looks like I won't be able to make one. I only have Cocatiels as pets?? Know anything I can make outta old seed boxes?

[clydesight]

@raindogred Oh, dear... well, you might get some small canned tuna or chicken (human food and try that (both the food and the can). Or, maybe a Pringles can? Apparently, people are using them for speakers!

[twitchster77]

I love your kitty! lol reminds me of a big boy I had growing up.

[clydesight]

@twitchster77 Thanks for your kind comment!

[andrewenson]

YOUR CAT IS SO CUTE! AND FRIGGIN HUGE!

[clydesight]

@andrewenson

Thanks, Eddie is a big cat. He could probably play football!

[clydesight]

@funnyman540

Thanks, let me know when you post your video, I'd like to see what you develop!

[funnyman540]

i made one and its awesome thanks a lot and ill reply to your vid with a response asap in the mean time read this comment :D

[clydesight]

Thanks! I bought a "two pack" of crystal mike elements from E-Bay. I used one in an old Webcor tape recorder to replace the one that was in there and had fried (it turned to ashes) and I had this one left over. Then I was feeding the cat and thought, hmmm, that can looks like it might be just the right size for a microphone. So, it's all my cats fault.

[watercharmer13]

That is so cool.How did you think of that?