I dont remember if I learned that from you, I thought it was from Ed Martin, but he says he used a shim in the bridge for another reason, to raise the action, IIRC. Anyway, I do the same thing as you, but I use a piece of wood the same color as the bridge and I put it on the treble side. I usually put the mic in foam and wedge it between the sound board and stick for maximum volume.
I also have the option to put the mic inside my lute as I had a special pin designed for the purpose. On Jan 28, 2015, at 9:02 AM, Christopher Wilke <chriswi...@cs.dartmouth.edu> wrote: > > I've been using a lavalier mic for years. No special mount needed: > simply put a popsicle stick under the bass courses. (In other words, > remove a few strings, put the stick on, then tie them back on over it.) > Leave just enough stick for the mic clip. Once it's "installed" it's > barely noticeable and you can keep it on for future use if you want. > Maybe use a marker to match the wood color of your bridge. > I learned this trick from someone on this list long ago. I don't > remember who suggested it. > The sound is passable but not great. I've only ever used this for > background music at social events where people were talking and milling > about; I don't think it would hold up for a concert. > Chris > [1]Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
