From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2017042523274421076-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > you've probably got a point.   
      
   The Vibe is what gives Music meaning!   
      
   > very distinctive sounds, for sure.   
      
   I must have been around 1 year old when I first experienced those double   
   radial engined airliners - watched and  heard them taking off from Chicago   
   Midway Airport runway 13R (now 13C) and we were right near the end of that   
   runway, and of course therefore also the threshold of 31L (now 31C) -   
   particularly at twilight with the huge flames and sparks coming out of the   
   exhausts, pretty awesome!!!   
      
   > You'd be surprised what can be done with a little determination. And the   
   > willingness to drive 9 hours ........   
      
   No surprise at all, some things are worth such efforts ;)   
      
   > There is a regional airport on the north side of town, about 9 miles from   
   > here. Also a National Guard field there. I see a lot of wierdo planes fly   
   > over.  And they have nice airshows there now and then.  For several years,   
   > up until last year, there was a Chinook that flew over my house every day.   
   > The ground would start shaking before I'd see it.  Nice big slow loop,   
   > every day.  I don't know what that was about, but it went on for years.   
      
   Those Vertol 114s/CH-47s are pretty impressive, particularly when flying   
   low, but so is a Sikorsky S-65/CH-53 - they're pretty loud too, and   
   maneuverable, and of course big.   
      
      
   > I tried to fit into an F4 Fantom ( I think that was what it was ) once,   
   > simply couldn't.  On the other hand .........  ever see a B52 up close :-)   
      
   You're lucky! When I attended the Oshkosh EAA show some years ago, the most   
   I got to do was stick my head into the port intake of an F-4 that had just   
   landed...still nice and warm in there ;)   
      
   > The pilot told me they were crazy loud in flight.  I'd guess that meant   
   > you weren't gonna be casually chatting away in the cockpit.   
      
   Another reason for wearing headphones, or earphones as they called them back   
   in the day.   
      
   And that's to be more or less expected with military aircraft - but a civil   
   airline 'feeder' plane, specifically the Dornier Do228 high wing twin   
   turboprop! I had the unfortunate occasion to ride in one as a mere passenger   
   and it sure gave me a headache - LOUD!!!   
      
   > In the movie, they never said it was a Liberator, did they ?  The B24   
   > thing came from the Lady Be Good event, which the movie wasn't really the   
   > true and factual history of. It was just a movie based on a similar   
   > situation.   
      
   I don't think there was ever a question that it wasn't a true story but only   
   similar to one.   
      
   > If I lived in a free country, like, um, Russia ..... I'd build myself a   
   > helicopter.  Search for that on youtube. Some old guys over there built   
   > one that flew.   
      
   I've always wanted to try rotorcraft but it's even more TOOOOOOOOOOO   
   expensive than fixed wing.   
      
   > I was in the this B29, when it was indoors, with the wings cut off, as I   
   > recall.  And they had plexiglass covers over everything.   
      
   You obviously go to better air shows than I do :(   
      
   > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bockscar   
      
   Naturally the killjoys covered everything so you can't explore, bummer!   
      
   > Right, and that bending is pretty much uncontrollable.  That leads to a   
   > guitar where chords are just always out of tune one way or another.   
      
   I'm sure that with practice the bending can be very well controlled, just a   
   different technique.   
      
   > I've tried super light strings before, .008's.   You need pretty high   
   > frets or just forget bending them, as they will deflect easily until they   
   > touch the fingerboard, then your finger will just roll over the string.   
   > Effectively, there's nothing to hold on to to do bends. So, either   
   > scalloped neck, and forget playing chords. Or find a guitar with pretty   
   > high frets, like you'd see on a bass neck, and live with only slightly out   
   > of tune chords.   
      
   Maybe the Steinberger engineers can tackle the physical design aspects of   
   it - quite a bit to deal with though.   
      
   > I might try some 8's again sometime.  It'll be fun remembering why   
   > practically no one uses them.   
      
      
   Jim   
      
   Like  they break too easy? ;)   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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