Recording a clavichord--advice needed

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Hi,
This is my first post on the Pro Audio Asylum. My friend posts on several of the boards and recommended this one for my question.
I am a clavichordist, and would like to record on my instruments. The clavichord is a very quiet instrument which is usually recorded up close. Players usually feel as though the sound of a clavichord is best when you literally stick your face right above the soundbound.
It is very rare to find a recording of the clavichord that doesn't either pound one's ears or sound unlike the real sound. New clavichord recordings are usually recorded digitally. The builder of a couple of my instruments says that he has achieved a better sound quality with cassette tape than with digital recordings.
I have a Concord Audio reel-to-reel deck and am interested to know what anyone thinks about microphones that would capture the sounds of a clavichord well. Additionally, if anyone has any experience recording the clavichord, I would be interested to know more about their experiences.
-Adam

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Topic - Recording a clavichord--advice needed - Adam 14:16:45 10/28/00 (4)

Re: Recording a clavichord--advice needed - Frost 10:04:42 10/29/00 (3)

Re: Recording a clavichord--advice needed - Adam 17:11:00 10/29/00 (2)

Re: Recording a clavichord--advice needed - Frost 11:57:08 10/30/00 (1)

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