this friday i will be recording a piano with string quartet/quintet for my school.
i have complete access so can set up in any way.
the venue is a small hall that holds about 150 people.
i am running Nak cm 300's (only 2 as i await the MX100) into Marantz Pmd670.
since i will have access to the fly system (overhead bars used for lighting), i was thinking about hanging some omni's down with one nearly over the piano, a little on the quartet side and above the middle of the quartet.
in order to do this, would it work to just wrap the cable around the piping and drop down the mics? maybe with a little tape on to hold the cables in place.
i could also run cards, but am more drawn to the omnis for acoustic shows.
the music will be classical and i am not sure how they will be set up - but i imagine some space between the piano and strings with the strings in a semicircle.
all advice is much appreciated.
thanks
luke