Hi Mike: Do you know if they ever tried hanging the mics from ropes in Kingsway? Ropes were Mercury's tried and true method to keep floor rumble out of the mics. -- Tom Fine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gray, Mike" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 8:59 AM Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Old Mercury recording venue gets a rebuild - Kingsway > The rumble is why there was a "Kingsway filter" on Decca sessions. When I visited there for > sessions in the 70s, the place was pretty run-down, but had a great sound for records, thanks to > the balcony, which helped the musicians hear each other. And it was surprisingly small. Alas, > closed in 1984. RIP. > > Mike Gray > >