Piano World Home Page Forums Our Most Popular Forums Piano Forum MY NEW PIANO or KEYBOARD! - Share Your Story! My new Shigeru Kawai SK-7 arrived

After 2 months waiting,finally she arrived.


My small room with small window, it's hard to moving in.















This piano maker signature.

For the first play SK-7,i am very satisfy.

This is my first experience to play SK-7:

1.The SK-7 sound is more soft than SK-3

2.SK-7 is more easy to play,even to play quickly movement, like
Chopin Waltz Op.64, No.1 Minute Waltz.
This is my first time to play "Chopin Waltz Op.64, No.1 " so quickly and so easy.

3.This piano volume is more quietly because the long key(new design) in the same power,but you can play more powerful if you want.

4.SK-7 high part tone is so bright than Kawai RX- or GX- series.

5.SK-7 base part is so clear.

So far i love she.

Congratulations! I'm sure you were quite nervous, without having a chance to play this piano before delivery.

Thanks.

Sure i have no chance to play SK-7,infact there is no where to test play SK-7 in Taiwan.

Now i can relax.

This is my first test recording of my new SK-7.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VluPBXEfDnI&feature=youtu.be

Congratulations! I'm glad it made it into your home safely, and you are happy with the piano. It is beautiful.

Dear Mr Lee,
Your new Shigeru Kawai SK-7L is indeed "a rare treasure". Even in the brief excerpt you played nicely, we can get an impression of the extraordinary sound of this beautiful piano.

Congratulations!

Robert.

Thanks.

Yes,she is safe.

Thanks Robert.

Now i am still in adapt to SK-7.

This is my first time to buy grand piano,
it's quite difference from upright piano.

Looking forward to seeing and hearing more of this fine SK-7 instrument with the Zoom and Rodes.
Congratulations and best wishes-

Thanks phacke.

I am still to finding the best position and way to recording SK7 using those devices.

Once i have test some good , i will post again.

Congratulations on your new piano!!

It looks and sounds beautiful.

I wish you many happy years of playing and recording with your new piano.

P.S Now, that piano and you also deserve an artists bench.

edit: Very important that you immediately put drapes on those windows so that the piano won't get sun light.

Dear Hakki,thanks.

Thanks your suggestion.

I have install the Curtains.


This is bench come with SK7


But i still love my wooden chair.


To Hakki:
I have some recording question.

1.When the air condition wind blow to mics head,their is a high volume noise show on ZOOM Q8 monitor(but when i use headphone to listen not so loud).
Even i use my hand fan to mics head , high volume again.
Is it normal,or my mics have some question?

2.When i put mics to inside of piano (near strings),
what kind of capsules should i use?(cardioid or omni)
I don't know when to change capsules.

Wow that artist bench looks gorgeous.

There is nothing wrong with your mics.

Small diaphragm condenser mics are very sensitive.
Better to turn off ac briefly when you record.
Also, very important the vents should NEVER be directed to the piano.

Normally you should put on cardioid capsules when close miking. Omnis are okay too. But, with cardioids not to close. Maybe at 18 inches above the strings. Because cardioids might have a low bass boost effect when placed too close to the sound source.

http://shure.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2844

Also make sure that both the pad and high-pass filter switches on the mic are set to "0"

Here is a guide that I find very useful and suggest you for mic placement and capsule selection.

http://www.dpamicrophones.com/en/Mic-University/Application-Guide/Grand-Piano.aspx

Your Shigeru Kawai is beautiful and I agree with the others - it's a treasure! You will love it for a long, long time.

The slightest wind hitting a microphone will affect the recording. I agree with the comment that mentions you should turn off the AC when recording.

And I agree with the other comment that the AC fan should not blow air directly at the piano. Change the vent slats so that the airflow is directed to the side of the piano, if possible!

And here is a very detailed article with sound examples.

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jan08/articles/pianorecording_0108.htm

I see.
So never any wind blow to mics even piano.




So when using cardioids ,it must away from sound source over 18 inches?



So on my Rode NT55 mics , i must trun low cut to 0 and dB to 0,
like this ?



Thanks your data link , i will study it.

Thanks AZ_Astro.
I will change the AC vent slats direction, not to blow to piano.

Yes.

For the height from strings 12 inches would be minimum I would think. But watch for the proximity effect for the cardioids.
Also the maximum sound pressure that NT55 can handle would be safer if you do not place the mics too close to the strings.

Dear Hakki:
Finally to weekend,tomorrow i have a free day long to test recording.
Then i will post my test report,and hope you can help me to found out problem.
I will create a new thread to discuss.
Thank you help me so much.

Dear Hakki,this is my recording test.

https://www.pianoworld.com/forum/ubb..._Kawai_SK7L_recording_t.html#Post2435974