<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; cha= rset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1505" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>I agree with Phil, it seems the industry standard is the AKG 414 as far= as piano mic's go.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>But the 414 is a bright mic, and placement is critical.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The best sound I've heard was obtained with two ribbon mics, but they'r= e costly, usually require preamps, they might be ruined by phantom powe= r),and they're not always in a school's mic inventory.  But they'l= l make a Yamaha CIII sound round and full...  I can tell you what I've = learned about placement that always works for me if you're interested - ever= ything I learned about this was from Peter Clark at CSU Sacramento.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Bill Shull</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>a In a message dated 12/1/2005 7:53:06 AM Pacific Standard Time, phil@p= hilbondi.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>I will only speak with some confidence about o= ne D I service:<BR><BR>They use 2 AKG 414's taped to the underside of the li= d. They're not side <BR>by side, and I couldn't tell you exactly where they'= re placed.<BR><BR>I have heard recordings using this technique, and I told t= he sound <BR>engineer that I thought the sound could be a little 'fuller, mo= re <BR>round'. This was a few years ago now. He agreed and has been working = <BR>with minute changes in placement, but I haven't heard any recordings <BR= >recently.<BR><BR>414's are pretty much industry standard as far as micropho= nes and <BR>pianos. As far as 'road' pianos..I won't go there!<BR><BR>-Phil = Bondi(Fl)</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>