Recomendation for speakers BEST for Piano?

Eldartford, recording for pop/rock music imposes a different set of priorites than for classical or even jazz. Instrument separation is one of the key factors. You don't want the sound of another instrument bleeding into the piano's microphones. If it did, it would hamper the mix down to stereo process. In a small or medium sized studio this presents some problems. If you have access, take a look at photos of Phil Spector, Aretha Franklin, any Motown or Chess recording sessions and take note of how close together the musicians are positioned. One of the solutions to the separation problem is to place the microphones within the piano and close the lid. It won't sound like a real piano, but in most pop/rock mixes the piano isn't "naked" , but instead placed deep within the mix. Any of the classic Elton John tracks is an example of this technique. The engineers placed the microphone(s) inside the piano and covered the piano with several heavy moving blankets.

Onhwy61...Uch!!! Why not just get a synthesized piano and be done with it?

Why not get a synthesized piano and be done with it?!?! you're kidding, right?

The reason is that, unlike Ritteri's contention, even a less than perfectly miked acoustic piano, will sound better than any electric piano; assuming a real piano sound is what's wanted. Engineers know this all too well; not to mention that players usually prefer to play on the real thing.

By the way, in case anyone was not sure about this, close miking of pianos is done in the recording studio, not in the concert hall; usually.

Good listening.

Frogman...Since a real piano can be perfectly reproduced (Ritteri told me so) there should be no problem making a perfect synthesized one. Right? :)

Right :)