I personally have never heard or read any reference to miking a grand from underneath. That doesn't mean it can't be done, of course. Though I'd think that miking what is essentailly the backside of the soundboard which is parallel to, and only a couple of feet from, the flat floor would result in a muddy, stale coffee of a sound.Brackish said:What I'd like to know is if it's possible to
get any decent recording from underneath
a grand, with the mic pointed upward
toward the bottom of the grand,
with the mic being near to the floor?
This would come in
handy for live performances with an
audience, where you
can't be setting up mic stands.
littledog said:For invisible live mic'ing, miniature condensers are often used. They can hang almost invisibly from the piano lid, be mounted as boundary mics, or even attached with magnetic mounts right to the metal harp of the piano.
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