"tony sayer" wrote in message
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In article , Glenn Booth
writes
Hi,

In message , tony sayer
writes

Try shoving the mike under the piano. Dunno if this works but some well
respected recording eng in the 60's reckoned it was good.

Putting a microphone underneath, aimed (if it's directional) towards the
soundboard can work well, but like most recording techniques it needs
experimentation as it will vary a lot between instruments.

I would personally wander around with a finger in one ear until it
sounds nice, then play around with positioning the microphone near that
position, while listening on headphones. That's kind of hard from the
underneath though :-)

Actually I think he meant right underneath, on the floor not just under
the soundboard!...



Yep, that's 'doable' - thanks for your suggestions (and to Glenn for the
offer of a loaned mic) I will bear them all in mind. There's rush for a week
or 2 - until Swim gets the hang of the 'new gearbox'! ;-)