Piano microphones - lid closed

Bec and John bjsilva001@comcast.net
Thu, 2 Jun 2005 17:20:17 -0400


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Hi,

I second David Anderson's recommendation. When I record and want it  
relatively out of sight I always put the mic underneath the piano. It  
doesn't sound stellar, but much better than putting a mic in a closed- 
lid piano.

- John


>> I have a church customer who has been mic-ing their Yamaha C3 with  
>> several
>> large mics on booms.  Now they want to have  the lid closed and  
>> still mic
>> it.
>> Has anyone seen or used an internal mic system, either under lid  
>> or under
>> piano?  They have heard of a system with a small bar with several  
>> small
>> mics.
>>
>> Thanks.  Dave Smith
>> SW FL
>>
>>
>
> Hey Dave ---I have had success many times miking a piano from  
> underneath;
> get a good omni-directional mike on a little short stand, put it  
> about 3-4
> inches from the soundboard somewhere in the middle; move it around  
> until you find a good, "sweet spot," and boom---you're good to go.
> closed-lid sytstems only work well when you use real expensive  
> mikes and pre-amps.
>
> David Andersen

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