<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.5730.11" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV>I suppose most tuners who have been around a few years have seen several examples of recording techniques for pianos.  </DIV> <DIV>In the studios which specialise in the recording of jazz, pop and group music there appears to be a tradition of close mike positioning of the type you are talking about.  I have seen this accompanied by the complete deadening of any 'ambiance' which may be present in or around the piano so that the engineers can play around with the sound later and add their own reverb and atmosphere.  A grand piano close miked and covered with a duvet is not an unusual sight in a recording studio.  The recording of classical music is a totally different system and it seems that a good (often almost too good) sound is really only acheived with the main mikes between 1 and 5 metres away, and in a studio or hall which has a recognised good acoustic of its own.  Even then , engineers usually edit the sound afterwards.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I recently came across the adverts for a small recording system made by Kawai which enables the player to record straight on to CD.  It has two small powered mikes which the advertising blah suggests are placed under the soundboard, attached with Velcro onto the maing bracings under the piano.  The equipment allows for a certain amount of added reverb etc later</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.kawaius.com/main_links/digital/Special/pr-1.html">PR-1 CD Recorder</A> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>ric</DIV>. </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>