Close mic'ing a piano takes mics that can be separated. On an upright it is still an almost impossibility without diassembling the frontboards from the piano. That is because the mic on the bass string side needs to be positioned about halfway down the bass strings but the mic on the treble side needs to be over the hammers.

The two mics on the H2 are designed to capture a stereo image from **out in front** of the soundstage.

Try placing the zoom on the stand behind you in the room, especially if your upright is the typical "against the wall" scenario as in most homes. This will also pickup the sound of the room, which may or may not be a good thing. A well cushioned living room with curtains, rugs and upholstered couches and chairs can often turn in a very good acoustic soundstage, though. Sounds even better if the room has bookcases in it, which can often act as ersatz Helmolz traps for you. Hard ceiling is usually the bad culprit in these settings, but can often be lived with, so try recording that way to see what you get.


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