best mic

Bud Wertheim (bwertheim@zelacom.com)
Sun, 23 Jun 1996 10:17:18 -0400

On the advice of a Harpist and kbriefly my teacher, I bought a Radio Shack
piezo-electric pickup and wrapped it in a washcloth and put it inside my
harp. I connected it to my "Moose" gel cel powered portable amp and played
outdoors. It is clear, undistorted and a fine way to get clean amplification
for about 50 simoleans.... (that's dollars in English). It doesn't need a
pre-amp unless you want to compete with a Rock Band.

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Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 23:50:45 -0400
From: Ryan Taliercio <andreas@acs.bu.edu>
Subject: (no subject)
To: harp@MIT.EDU

Anyone have any suggestions on the best type of mic to use for
amplification. I currently have a few voice mics laying around, all
excellent quality, but for some reason the amplification doesn't sound good
at all - there's an abundance of feedback and excess vibration. Is there a
specific type of mic that is used which does not produce these unwanted results?

Also, is there a way to somehow mount small mics(condensers) that allows
the mic to pick up vibration directly from the vibrating string, possibly in
contact with the grommets on the soundboard. I think this would produce the
best amplification, if such a "hook-up" is possible..

many thanks in advance!!

..............Bud