[Harp-L] Hands-free acoustic mic

[George Brooks <gbrooks1@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi, all-

Winslow is looking to get an amplified acoustic sound without being 
tied to a mic on a stand.  So am I.  I don't think I could improve 
substantially on the acoustic sound I get from playing through a 
Sennheiser 441 into a good PA (without being able to play better, that 
is), but I would love to be able to get a similar sound without being 
rooted to the area right in front of the mic.

I did some reading on the Pro Pages on Richard Hunter's site and 
discovered that Robert Bonfiglio sometimes uses a high quality wireless 
lavalier or clip-on mic to play with an orchestra.  I think somebody 
else may have mentioned this as a possible solution.  It apparently 
works for Robert playing classical music on a big stage.  I wonder how 
it would work for playing jazz, popular, or traditional music with a 
band where monitors are used and space onstage is tight.  Does anyone 
have any experience with such a set-up that they could share?

George