Hand engraving on the 2012 Grammy's

[Mike Cirelli]

I was contacted a week before the Grammy's to engrave this microphone for Jason Aldean. Didn't see much of it on the performance unless you had HD TV. They wanted some vine scroll on it so that's what I did. It was a little challenging having to have it done in 3 day, but it was fun.



Here's the performance
http://vimeo.com/36673086

 

[BrianPowley]

Cool....Nice to have the opportunity,huh?

 

[Sam]

You certainly earned bragging rights with that job, Mike! You're becoming Nashville's official engraver it seems.

Congratulations and it's a nicely cut job especially with such short notice!

 

[Willem Parel]

Here a little applauding from the audience to you :clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping:
You deserve it !!!

 

[mrthe]

Congratulation Mike !

 

[mtgraver]

Congratulations Mike, very nice job and what a turn around time!
Mark

 

[silverchip]

I kept looking for the MICROSCOPE on the stage!!!!LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Mike Cirelli]

Thanks for the kind words.
Ya Brian it's nice once and while. You should know.
ya-huh Sam, right

 

[Tira]

Very Cool! Congratulations!

 

[DakotaDocMartin]

Congratulations Mike! Here's a screen shot that sort of shows the engraving from the side. (I noticed his mike quit near the end of the performance and he was fiddling with it trying to get it to work again.)

 

[Mike Cirelli]

Thanks Tira and Doc.
Here's a picture that would really show it if I could get a the actual photo. It's on Getty but they want $100 for the picture. That's a little steep.

 

[Sam]

If it were my engraving on THAT mic in THAT photo I'd dang sure buy it. Yeah, it's expensive, but what better advertisement can you ask for?

 

[dimovengraving]

Congratulations Mike! :clapping::clapping:
Very interesting ordering

 

[Mike Cirelli]

Ya your right Sam. Don't get many opportunities in life like this.

 

[Mike Fennell]

Congratulations, Mike. That looks like fun.

Mike Fennell

 

[Beathard]

Buy it! Great for your portfolio.

 

[Andrew Biggs]

Fabulous!!

Cheers
Andrew

 

[monk]

first- came the world-famous "cirelli transfer sauce". now this-- you rule, dude ! mighty fine lookin microphone !

 

[Mike Cirelli]

At 54 I don't think it's called portfolio anymore
Thanks Monk. You know I couldn't use any of the the traditional transfer methods with this. It was painted with an auto paint which acetone or any solvent would have ruined the finish. Even clear tape pulled the paint.

 

[monk]

you have certainly stole my thunder mike. a cnc machinist i know makes custom internal baffel plates for those singers with the cash. i engrave serial numbers on the plates, and each data set for the plate is saved digitally. somehow the size, number, and placement of the baffel holes is fine tuned to an individuals singers' voice characteristics. btw-- your work is far better than what i do on them. these plates are about .6" in diameter, and are less than .062" thick btw- i thought this was annodized. looks like it in your foto.
shown are top & side views of the retaining sleeve. the sleeves are numbered and matched to each baffel plate.