Cinela PIANISSIMO PIANI-1 Mono Windshield

The Cinela PIANISSIMO PIANI-1 is a mono windshield for short shotgun microphones and any other microphone under 21 cm long.

PIANISSIMO is the smaller sister of Cinela’s PIANO. It is built for microphones with a short electronics section, such as the Schoeps MiniCMIT and DPA 4017C, and for compact ones like the Sennheiser MKH 50 and Schoeps CMC 6. It keeps PIANO’s suspended egg-shaped cage with a slightly smaller elliptical section, which behaves well acoustically and keeps wind noise down when the boom swings sideways. The cage is fixed, which keeps it light and well suspended.

Suspension Modules

The microphone sits in a mono suspension module set up for it when the windshield is ordered. Modules with elliptical isolators suit the DPA 4017B and Sennheiser MKH 50, clip-front versions hold the MiniCMIT and DPA 4017C, and cross-isolator modules suit the Schoeps CMC 6 and Sennheiser MKH 8060. PIANISSIMO takes a wider range of modules than PIANO. The Compatibility tab lists the microphones it fits.

Covering and Swivel

A 3D primary fabric covers the cage, and a fur goes over it in short or long pile, in black, gray, or black and gray. A two-axis swivel mounts the windshield on the pole, and the output is a 3-pin male XLR. An RF-shielded cable, marked in red, is available for work near digital transmitters. The PIANI-SHELL carries it with its fabric fitted.

Good to Know

A PIANI-1 can be upgraded to MS (PIANI-2) or double MS (PIANI-3) by Cinela.

Features

• Mono windshield for microphones under 21 cm
• Suspended egg-shaped cage with an elliptical section
• Mono suspension module set up for the chosen microphone
• 3D primary fabric
• Fur in short or long pile, in black, gray, or black and gray
• Two-axis swivel
• 3-pin male XLR output
• PIANI-SHELL polycarbonate transport shell
• Upgradable to PIANI-2 MS or PIANI-3 double MS