Just wondering what people think is the minimum room volume (or dimensions)
for a grand piano to sound REALLY good in...

Thanks,

Dave

David Grant wrote:
Just wondering what people think is the minimum room volume (or dimensions)
for a grand piano to sound REALLY good in...

Depends on the piano. A Steinway can sound just fine in a 200-seat
hall, but a Bosendorfer will want a lot more room than that.

If you're doing the close-miked Yamaha thing, you could get away with
500 square feet if you had a high enough ceiling, and not feel too bad
about it. That won't do it for classical work at all, though.
--scott


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My bad for not being specific enough. Lets say a Kawai grand being used for
jazz. And lets also say this is for studio recording, not live. If I were
planning the construction of a room for this purpose, what would be the
smallest I'd want to make it?


"Scott Dorsey" wrote in message
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David Grant wrote:
Just wondering what people think is the minimum room volume (or
dimensions)
for a grand piano to sound REALLY good in...

Depends on the piano. A Steinway can sound just fine in a 200-seat
hall, but a Bosendorfer will want a lot more room than that.

If you're doing the close-miked Yamaha thing, you could get away with
500 square feet if you had a high enough ceiling, and not feel too bad
about it. That won't do it for classical work at all, though.
--scott


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david wrote
My bad for not being specific enough. Lets say a Kawai grand being used for
jazz. And lets also say this is for studio recording, not live. If I were
planning the construction of a room for this purpose, what would be the
smallest I'd want to make it?

As Scott said a nice high ceiling is best, I would think atlest a 24X16 foot
room would be a bare minimum.

David Grant wrote:
My bad for not being specific enough. Lets say a Kawai grand being used for
jazz. And lets also say this is for studio recording, not live. If I were
planning the construction of a room for this purpose, what would be the
smallest I'd want to make it?

I think you could live with 500 square feet if you could make the ceiling
high enough. You're going to want a fairly live room for that sort of
thing, and if it's too small, a live room will sound boxy. I'd go larger
if I could.
--scott


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In article e.rogers.com writes:

Lets say a Kawai grand being used for
jazz. And lets also say this is for studio recording, not live. If I were
planning the construction of a room for this purpose, what would be the
smallest I'd want to make it?

That's still not enough information. Is the room for the piano only?
Or (likely, as it's jazz) will there be other musicians playing in the
room with the pianist?

Obviously you need enough room for everyone to set up. Drums take up
at least as much floor space as the piano, and you should figure on
an absolute minimum of about 60 square feet for each musician to allow
room for instruments, microphone stands, and baffles or acoustic
separation.

Probably the most important thing is to make the ceiling reasonably
high, at least 14 feet. And be sure to allow an extra couple of feet
in each direction than you think you'll need so you'll have space for
acoustical treatments.


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