Due to the tenure of Friday Night With Jonathan Ross drawing to a close at the BBC the microphones used by his resident band, 4 Poofs & A Piano, are being put up for auction in aid of Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital.

Supplied by Terry Tew Sound & Light to the show’s broadcast sound supervisor Andy Tapley, the four Shure SM63 mics in pink – what else! – have been in use since 2001.

“Andy and I discussed what would be the best mic for the 4 Poofs,” says Terry Tew, “and I advised him that the SM63s would be the right product to cope with their microphone technique. The fact that they’ve used the same ones for the last nine years is testament to the fact that we got it right."                                                                                             Now the four mics are to find four new homes via four separate e-bay auctions, which will start at 9am on Wednesday 14thJuly following the recording of Jonathan’s last show on Friday 16th July. The auction will run for a total of 10 days. Each microphone will be signed by its Poof and mounted on a plinth. It will be accompanied by a signed individual and group photo of the 4 Poofs, plus a letter of authentication from Terry Tew confirming that it is the original microphone used on Friday Night With Jonathan Ross and was also used on the last show.

“It’s a wonderful bonus that having worked so well for the past nine years the mics will now go towards helping such a worthwhile cause,” adds Tew.

“We are delighted that the 4 Poofs, Jonathan Ross and Terry Tew have chosen to support the children and families of Great Ormond Street Hospital,” says Martin Harris, Great Ormond Street Hospital’s Regional Fundraising Manager for London. “The hospital welcomes around 200,000 patient visits each year treating patients with the most complex, life-threatening or life-limiting conditions. Our amazing supporters help us to continue to treat sick children from across the UK and the world.”

To take part in the auctions use anyone of the 4 links below for each of the microphones.

http://cgi.ebay.com/4-Poofs-Ian-Mic-Friday-Night-Jonathan-Ross-/250666022974?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_DVD_Film_TV_TV_Memorabilia_LE&hash=item3a5cdbf83e

http://cgi.ebay.com/4-Poofs-Dave-Mic-Friday-Night-Jonathan-Ross-/250666025987?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_DVD_Film_TV_TV_Memorabilia_LE&hash=item3a5cdc0403

http://cgi.ebay.com/4-Poofs-Stephen-Mic-Friday-Night-Jonathan-Ross-/250666030860?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_DVD_Film_TV_TV_Memorabilia_LE&hash=item3a5cdc170c

http://cgi.ebay.com/4-Poofs-David-Mic-Friday-Night-Jonathan-Ross-/270607243390?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_DVD_Film_TV_TV_Memorabilia_LE&hash=item3f0172d87e