[CAUT] Miking pianos

[Michelle Stranges]

When I was dealing with miked pianos we had a combination of expen$$$ 
$ive mikes- (2 AKG 414's), c-strips (pickups under the soundboard)  
and the 'ol Helpinstill. And yes- a FOH sound guy to make it all  
sound  good in the audience. ( I made it sound good on stage.)    :)

Hey... In fact let me see if I can link up the Helpinstill sitet..

Hang on...

OK-

www.helpinstill.com

These are still used today- and are popping up all over the place.

The ones we had pretty much lived in the piano(s)  but maybe you have  
an extra grand floating around (heh!!)  that could be used for this  
purpose.

Cheers-

:)
Michelle
On Nov 30, 2005, at 1:39 PM, Alan McCoy wrote:

> Hi Folks,
>
> The last concert here was the last straw. I don't know how they did  
> it, but
> somehow the people who set up the piano for our last big band  
> concert made
> our rather warm and mellow S&S D sound like a banjo. An amazing  
> achievement
> really.
>
> One that I'd rather not experience again. :-(
>
> It can't be rocket science. But it is not something I have any  
> experience
> with. Is there anyone who has some expertise in setting up pianos for
> concert amplification? What I'm looking for is some nitty gritty  
> details so
> if need be I can do it myself.
>
> Like I said, the last straw!
>
> The audience's perception is a function of what, the quality of the  
> mic,
> speakers, room acoustics, and.....
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Alan
>
>
> -- Alan McCoy, RPT
> Eastern Washington University
> amccoy@mail.ewu.edu
> 509-359-4627
>
>
>
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