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hi there well I was wondering what mic or kind of a mic I should use for my upright piano at home. Well I don't need anything professional, because also the piano doesn't have a good sound, but something that I could listen to whitout that my ears would blow up afterwards. Well I have a SM57 for guitar and Beta 58 for vocals, but I didn't think they would sound so baaad on the piano [img]http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img] So what AND how many should I try? Another question is positioning. What are best solutions? Thanks in advance, Matej
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Fortunately, the best way to handle this situation is also rather inexpensive. How cool is that?! [img]http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img] Go to Radio Shack, and pick up one of their PZM boundary mics. I think they run about $50. When you get home, open up the top of the upright, and attach the mic to the underside of the lid. Velcro or double-sided tape will do the trick. Experiment with placement before attaching. If you can swing it financially, buy two and mount one towards the left, and one towards the right. For the money, this setup is hard to beat. [img]http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/cool.gif[/img] Keep in mind that these mics incorporate cords that, at best, could be described ac 'cheesy'. This makes them ideal for a more permanent installation. Hope this helps... Steve
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Thanks! Is there any web page with some info on that Radio Shack mic or at least a photo? Well I can't go to the shop without knowing model name or something like that [img]http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img] I tried on [url=http://www.radioshack.com]www.radioshack.com[/url] but I couldn't find anything named PZM or sth... thanks again, Matej
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Radio Shack PZM's work great on (grand)piano. You will have to replace the 1.5v battery by a 9v one. Peace.
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They're also known as [b]boundary[/b] microphones and almost all major mic manufacturers make them.

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