On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:10:29 -0000, "Keith G"
wrote:

OK, OK - one of the mics is a dinky little Neumann TLM102 which arrived
today:

http://www.moirac.adsl24.co.uk/shown...mannTLM102.jpg


The other is my trusty Oktava MK-319.

http://www.moirac.adsl24.co.uk/shown...ktavaMK319.jpg

Both aimed primarily to flatter vocals, I think? I'd be interested to
hear them doing that job. Got anything?

Now, rather than putting them (and the clarinet) under the microscope,
how about trying for the BEST sound you can get from each? I'd also
be fascinated to hear a two-channel recording (if I said "stereo" I'd
quite rightly be shouted down :-) using the pair of them, spaced a few
inches apart, at least a foot in front of the clarinet.

The trombone will have to wait until I retire. I'd get no pleasure
from playing it badly, and I know how much regular commitment it takes
to play it well.

Speaking of which, last summer I sat in with this lot
http://www.oompahband.com/home.html
when they were short of an accordion player for a few gigs (I did it
on keyboard. And yes, I did get to wear the blonde wig. Search for
me on Facebook if you want proof.)
The point being, their trombone player was EXCELLENT. Not, mind you,
that he was doing anything a flute couldn't ... :-)