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06 Jan 13 - 02:08 AM (#3462003) Subject: another mangled instrument From: GUEST,skivee guesting in this time it's Delta |
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06 Jan 13 - 07:50 PM (#3462363) Subject: RE: another mangled instrument From: Sandra in Sydney very mangled |
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06 Jan 13 - 11:36 PM (#3462452) Subject: RE: another mangled instrument From: ChanteyLass What a mess! |
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06 Jan 13 - 11:51 PM (#3462453) Subject: RE: another mangled instrument From: PHJim This happens more often than we might expect. They don't all get this much publicity. I have a friend who had the headstock of a beautiful Fulawka pedal steel guitar broken off on an airline conveyer belt. My son had three days of panic while the airline tried to track down where his bass had disappeared to. An article in Guitar Player magazine many years ago about the hazards of flying with instruments told of Chet Atkins watching, through the window of the plane as an airline employee stole his guitar. He said he didn't mind losing the guitar so much because Gibson would give him another, but he'd just shelled out a pile of money for the flight case it was in. Barney Kessel always purchased an extra seat for Mr. Guitar. |
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07 Jan 13 - 12:22 AM (#3462462) Subject: RE: another mangled instrument From: Seamus Kennedy Which is precisely why I got a Voyage-Air guitar. I have to fly a lot, and for years I used a Calton case. Excellent piece of gear for protecting my guitar. But the Calton case doesn't do a damned bit of good if the guitar is misplaced or doesn't show up at baggage retrieval. I would eventually get the guitar 2 or 3 days after the gig was over, but I had to rely on the generosity of friends to do the job. Apologies from the airlines and a $100 voucher. But with the Voyage-Air, the guitar fits in a hard backpack and goes in the overhead bin. Haven't had a problem for the last 3 years |
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07 Jan 13 - 04:21 AM (#3462491) Subject: RE: another mangled instrument From: Will Fly Seamus - what's the effect on the strings of unfolding and re-folding? Do they come up to pitch quickly? Do they last as long as on a normal instrument? Just curious. |
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07 Jan 13 - 03:42 PM (#3462787) Subject: RE: another mangled instrument From: Gurney Interesting, Seamus. I like the idea, but I notice that the Ad features only strumming. I once played a Maccaferri which sounded wonderful flatpicked, but was not at all lively played fingerstyle. How is yours? |
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07 Jan 13 - 04:32 PM (#3462817) Subject: RE: another mangled instrument From: DebC I also use a Voyage-Air. I have two: a custom one that was built for me by Harvey Leach, the inventor and a mass-produced OM-4 model. I do both strumming and finger picking and the OM-4 performs very nicely in both situations. The OM-4 is a demo model that I tour with and is for sale. The unfolding and folding do not affect the instrument at all. In fact when you unfold the guitar you only have to make slight adjustments in tuning. Strings seems to last a wee bit longer than regular guitars. I appeared on Rik Palieri's "Songwriter's Notebook" a while back with a Voyage Air. The one that I have is a VAD (dreadnought size). Here is the video Debra |
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07 Jan 13 - 06:19 PM (#3462864) Subject: RE: another mangled instrument From: Will Fly Fascinating, Debra - folded, unfolded - and then a near-perfect D chord... |
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07 Jan 13 - 08:10 PM (#3462924) Subject: RE: another mangled instrument From: DebC Yeah, amazing, eh? Jed Marum and I both road-tested the prototypes and back then we always thought you had to loosen the strings to fold it back up. When I was visiting with Harvey last summer, he said that Thom Bresh unfolded a V-A without loosening the strings and everyone watching was waiting for the guitar to explode when he unfolded it and tightened the bolt. Harve said everyone was totally blown away when it was in tune! Unless I sell it, I'll have the OM-4 with me when I am in the UK in Feb-March. Who knows? I may even make it to Sussex. No gigs, but I'd love to see Ian C again, meet you, Will and see a friend in Worthing. Deb |
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07 Jan 13 - 10:11 PM (#3462965) Subject: RE: another mangled instrument From: ChanteyLass Deb's guitar sounded good to me when I last heard her perform. |
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08 Jan 13 - 02:04 AM (#3462986) Subject: RE: another mangled instrument From: Seamus Kennedy Deb said it all. You don't even have to loosen the strings to fold it down. And when you set it back up, it's damn near in tune. Of course, any time you take a guitar out of a case, you have to tweak the tuning a little. As for sound, it's extraordinary. It can hold its own in an acoustic session with fiddles, banjos, etc. I have the I-Beam pickup system in it for stage work, and when it's plugged in, it's great - clear highs and lows. I use it it for strumming, flat-picking and what little finger-picking I do. I recommend this guitar unreservedly for anyone who has to fly to gigs. In fact, I'll be bringing it back to Alaska in 2 weeks. |
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08 Jan 13 - 04:50 AM (#3463013) Subject: RE: another mangled instrument From: banjoman I have said on similar threads what I think of DELTA and that their initials stand for: Dont Expect Luggage To Arrive and you could add the word Safely at the end |
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09 Jan 13 - 12:14 AM (#3463444) Subject: RE: another mangled instrument From: DPF Debra, I was completely impressed when you came out to the pub sing in Williamsburg and unfolded that thing. It's an impressive instrument and idea! Dan |