[pianotech] Miking a piano

paul bruesch paul at bruesch.net
Sat Mar 14 07:57:52 PDT 2009


I don't understand how they get "Stereo" if both of those (unmatched) mics
are in the same "sound hole"
AnOnAnOnWeGo

On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 8:09 AM, John Formsma <formsma at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey guys ... don't forget this mic arrangement.  I saw this yesterday on a
> first-time piano. <G>
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> JF
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> On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 3:55 PM, Mark Purney <mark.purney at mesapiano.com>wrote:
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>>  It's nothing more than a suspension mount, using elastic cord to hold the
>> microphone in place. This allows the microphone to live inside the piano,
>> regardless of the lid being open or closed. The elastic cord isolates the
>> microphone from the vibrations of the plate.
>>
>> I think it sounds pretty good - not spectacular, but quite acceptable for
>> everyday use in a church. I'm sure it doesn't sound anywhere near as good as
>> an Earthworks PM40 system, but at 1/20th of the cost, I would not expect it
>> to. :)
>>
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