<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; =
-khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi,<DIV><BR =
class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>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.</DIV><DIV><BR =
class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>- =
John</DIV><DIV><DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" =
color="#006312"><BR =
class="khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></DIV><BR><BLOCKQUOTE =
type="cite"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I have a =
church customer who has been mic-ing their Yamaha C3 with =
several</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">large mics on booms.<SPAN =
class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Now they want to have<SPAN =
class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>the lid closed and still =
mic</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">it.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top:=
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Has =
anyone seen or used an internal mic system, either under lid or =
under</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">piano?<SPAN =
class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>They have heard of a system =
with a small bar with several small</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; =
">mics.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV =
style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Thanks.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> =
</SPAN>Dave Smith</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">SW FL</DIV><DIV =
style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV> <BR></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV =
style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Hey Dave =
---I have had success many times miking a piano from =
underneath;</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">get a good omni-directional mike =
on a little short stand, put it about 3-4</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">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.</DIV><DIV =
style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">closed-lid sytstems only work well when you use real =
expensive mikes and pre-amps.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: =
14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">David =
Andersen</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" =
color="#0000DD"></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>=