<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <STYLE type=text/css>DIV { MARGIN: 0px } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.5730.11" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=093173223-08112006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Richard --</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=093173223-08112006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=093173223-08112006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I would like to suggest that you find a pair of PZM mic's. Crown makes them and they are very good for this sort of thing. Use some Velcro to attach them to the inside of the piano lid. Velcro will also make it easy to remove them when not in use. Keep the lid closed when in use. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=093173223-08112006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=093173223-08112006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Here is a pair I found up for bid on eBay at an incredibly low price.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=093173223-08112006></SPAN><SPAN class=093173223-08112006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=093173223-08112006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><A href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Crown-PZM-30D-1-Pair-Pressure-Zone-Microphones_W0QQitemZ120051025084QQihZ002QQcategoryZ15198QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item120051025084">http://cgi.ebay.com/Crown-PZM-30D-1-Pair-Pressure-Zone-Microphones_W0QQitemZ120051025084QQihZ002QQcategoryZ15198QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item120051025084</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=093173223-08112006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=093173223-08112006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>-- Geoff Sykes</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=093173223-08112006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>-- Assoc. Los Angeles</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=093173223-08112006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=093173223-08112006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>-- and former recording engineer --</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=093173223-08112006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=093173223-08112006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=093173223-08112006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Richard Morgan<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November 08, 2006 1:35 PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> * Recording<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: garamond, new york, times, serif"> <DIV>My church is installing a new sound system, and we will be miking the Steinway M (not a particularly stellar representative, but serviceable.  I have two questions:<BR><BR>1.  What is the best way to mike a grand?<BR><BR>2.  Originally (until we decided the sound was best with the mike [Shure Beta 91, cardioid mike] placed on the soundboard to the left of the bass strings, near the top of the bass bridge and resting on foam to isolate)  They suggested it was common to tape it or screw it to the underside of the lid.  Is this underside-of-lid placement (and attaching with screws!) common?<BR><BR>Thanks for your input.<BR><BR>Richard Morgan<BR></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>