Ok thanks for the input, much appreciated.
Firstly, in the 60's when I was in a showband everyone around here called them mikes so I'll stick with that
Problem she has is she plays a jumbo 12 string which makes it hard to be near the mike, even though it's on a boom, she really has to think about staying put which isn't easy considering what else she has to do.
Sooo a mike that would pick up from about a foot away would be ideal, the vocals all go to a desk so it's easily adjusted. The best thing we have is a Peavey which another talentless person has claimed as her own even though it belongs to the church
The Sennheiser 845 sounds like it may do a better job??