Hi Geoff,
I used the link to the folder to get the two versions of 09.
I kinda like the old school piano tones you got, but there's a dominant sense of "room" and a distracting amount of mechanical noise that I imagine you'll want to acknowledge.
It's hard for me to say that the EQ made much of a difference. In any event I think using both an aggressive low cut and a bit of low shelving to clear up the low mids will be helpful before any mild upper mid range EQ boosts will be very noticeable.
If it were me I'd chalk this up to a good outing and go back and open up that lid. That's the easiest way to minimize the pedal and mechanical noise. FWIW I have sometimes placed mics beneath closed pianos, but the traditional sound is from the top.
With your new mics you'll have to experiment with placement. There are lots of opinions about this. I try to stick my head in and listen for the sweet spots and place my mics over a high range area and a low range area. I often times also have an X/Y set up out in front of the piano as a back up or alternate. The close mics are very helpful when you are in a small room. Mic'ing a piano is quite a challenge and a craft. The need to "close mic" often times conflicts with the off axis sound character of cardiod mics, so you'll find that placement is critical as there is a lot of sound coming from a very wide sound board. It's not like pointing a SDC at an acoustic guitar and searching for a sweet spot target. A piano's close mic sweet spot is more like a "zone" and you'll have to work with both mics to balance the highs and lows and not have confusion in the mids.
It's a great vocation for people interested in mic craft. Don't hesitate to experiment and take it step by step over the course of a few sessions.
Go for it with enthusiasm and enjoy the great music!!!!!!!