Go for it. It's fun and easy and really great to have sitting around. I could totally see a recording studio having one of these in the mic locker. LOL
OMG I love your videos. What a great project. You could have your own show -- your DIY videos are always top notch and this one had some funny moments too!
So here’s something. My phone of choice is a Viking k1500pw which has crimped wire connections versus the screwed in claws. So where should I tap into this? Solder a blob (probably cold because I’m rubbish haha) right onto the whole works?
Amazing! Thank you for this! Question: Is the old microphone in the telephone something we could remove? Or do we need the old phone mic to stay in the phone for our speaker-turned-microphone to work?
@@SeanHaleWoodcraftsandMusic Also, what if you plugged your guitar into the jack? Would the phone speaker become an amplifier (albeit a quiet one)? Or would you need an additional power source for it?
I'm trying to build one of these for a stage show, where the actor picks up the phone, talks through it, with the sound going to the theatre speakers. Is is possible to use the bottom mic, or to move the top mic to the receiver end?
It would be a hassle but it’s possible the difference is actually just the type of speaker the one at the top being a carbon speaker is what creates that sound that you are seeking compared to the cleaner lower half, you could disconnect both inner speakers from the chord swap and reconnect I imagine then using a similar xlr cable like in the video here now how you would get it to communicate to the theatre techs sound board and speakers completely depends on the auditorium/stage set up. I’m personally gearing up to do some projects with a handful of old wall and rotary phones I have so I’m still reading up on the specifics so these are just surface level suggestions based on my brief knowledge scouring
I have a similar phone, and yes, as long as you put the speaker into the mouthpiece part, which can be done. There is a sleeve for the speaker that can be removed to hold it in the mouthpiece section.
thank you so much! I cant wait to make one. One question though, lets say I wanted to make this part of my pedal board, how would I make an output jack for it?
Thank You. Ahhhh good question. I don't have an answer off the top of my head, but I imagine the answer would be something like adding an effects loop jack like some amps and mixers have. If there is anyone reading this who has experience with wiring effects loops, I'd love to learn more in the comments.
@@kevinmocha8072 did you end up building one? It should be really easy, no effects loop needed- You could just add an input jack, since the jack being added here is already an output jack. You'd then wire the input jack lugs to the output jack so that signal is always passing from input to output. The input signal would remain unchanged whether or not the phone is on or off the receiver, since it's not hooked up to the switch. Then just place it wherever makes sense to you in your signal chain, like any other guitar pedal.
WOW! this looks so cool. love how you explained this i'm wondering, though: is there any way i could plug this on my computer WITHOUT an interface? i don't have one and don't really plan on investing in one at this moment. could something like that even be possible? would the process be too complicated? :/ i just wanna record some stuff as a hobby and i like the "filter" these old telephones have in their sound. i don't know much (in fact, practically nothing) about cables or sound engineering so if anyone could explain like i'm five that would be amazing lol. we do have some XLR cables at home but i can't plug those to my computer. any help is greatly appreciated🙏🙏
Hi there and thank you. Really an audio interface is what you need to get audio into the computer. There is a small initial investment of time and money to get set up. Perhaps you can find some helpful RU-vid videos about inexpensive home studio set ups. Good luck to you!
Ha Ha Yes on the backing music. I made that track on the spot to use as backing music. It uses the same key and riff as the performance at the end so it all ties in.
Yea the base is cool for around the house, but it might not be good for on stage if you were just after the sound and wanted something more portable. I recorded the backing music and the performance at the end in Apple Logic pro. I have to say I really love Logic Pro, but it was intimidating when I first started using it. It can be as simple or complex as you need it to be.
Hey Sean! I've watched this vid so many times I love it. I was wondering though, if the handset (or full telephone) has a female mono jack connection, how do you go about recording it? Did you have it plugged in to a audio interface using a male to male guitar jack plug? I have a Focusrite solo which takes guitar input, so I'm wondering if I used a male to male cable from the telephone into the audio interface I could then listen and record the audio on the computer? thanks so much for your advice!
Thanks and great question! Yea just use a standard instrument cable from the phone right into your Focusrite. Super simple. You can add a little overdrive in your daw if you want to get more character. My vocal performance at the end of the video had some added overdrive on the vocals.
@@SeanHaleWoodcraftsandMusic thanks so much I have a handset and the parts so I'm going to give this a go. My only other question would be at around 2:20 when you solder the wires to the contact points of the jack and then screw those wires into the mic, does it matter which wire goes to which contact? Basically just wondering if there's a 'wrong' way to wire it, or if it doesn't matter which wire from the mic goes to which contact point on the mono jack, thanks for your advice!
@@SeanHaleWoodcraftsandMusic thank you I wasn’t sure bc I always hear of the importance of identifying which is the input signal and which is the ground so got confused as to why it didn’t matter haha
Just because it's easier. There's a bit more electronics required to use the original mic as a mic. I'm so sad when I see these types of projects, that don't wire in both mic and speaker, and/or don't at least use the mic as a mic. :/
I think with a few simple modifications a 48v phantom power plug in(Amazon has some affordable options) that will take strain off your computers cpu, or you can get a adaptor for a xlr connector or a xlr with the proper input end for your plug in
You could use something called a focusrite scarlett solo (thats like brand specific im sure theres others) which usb plugs into ur computer and then u can plug guitars and mics via cables with an xlr plug in. So a cable with a quater inch jack into the phone and the xlr end of the cable into the scarlett solo ! Hope that made sense
Could it be possible to connect it to a voice recorder? I'm thinking of making it for a friends wedding so they can leave "voice-mails" for her and her groom.
@@naturallybrey47 I have no idea if this is in time but their is such thing as a recorder box that can be plugged in to store audio files I’m not positive on the specifics having not needed one myself but it would be the simplest possible solution. I’d possibly explore ways to store it on a usb or to a laptop
Thanks Greg and sorry for the very late reply. I am not doing this kind of work for hire, but if your wanting some of these, I suggest you give it a go yourself. Once you do one, you will realize it goes pretty fast and you could make more.
@@OrlandoWeddingDJ I third this: How could I turn this into a recording device where I can store the recordings onto a SD card or external storage device?
