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Old 04-08-2012, 03:06 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by ChetStrzepa View Post
I knew I saw this somewhere - The Mixing Engineer's Handbook, by Owsinski has a comment (pg 57) regarding the early Elton piano sound; it mentions compressing with two LA-2A compressors and then EQ'ing with a Pultec ("push 14kHz all the way up")...

Two LA-2A's...He must mean in series?
..I figured that since the acoustic piano set-up of the day called for two mics inside the case, pointed towards the high strings and low strings of the soundboard, that he may have meant one LA-2A for each mic and then the whole thing run through the Pultec.

Of course, I really have no idea and will go looking for the SOS and The Mixing engineer's Handbook.

Also, I wonder if things like the Barcus-Berry pick-ups for Grand Piano were available at that time?

I actually used to tour with a a set of Barcus-Berry pick-ups on my acoustic studio piano. Ah, those were good old days. I used to take an acoustic piano, a Hammond organ, a Korg keyboard, a Moog, and a Paia Kit string machine. Good times.

Thanks for your response.
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