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Dear Bernhard and i thought you said you were solo and lived alone:-) cheers Luis --- Bernhard Wagner LD <loopdelightml@nosuch.biz> wrote: > > Like two jealous (elderly) mistresses they're still > carrying out a nasty > fight. The rejuvenation measures we've performed on > them (pick up > transplant) really set them up! > > In any case, I'll let them decide... > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: William Walker > [mailto:billwalker@baymoon.com] > > Sent: Sonntag, 2. Oktober 2005 02:04 > > To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > > Subject: RE: Transporting my acoustic guitar to > santa cruz on my flight, > > etc. > > > > Hmmm > > I'm not sure I'd call your guitar cute, Handsome > in a weather beaten Clint > > Eastwood would be more appropriate, You talkin > tele or that Ibanez thingy? > > Bill > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bernhard Wagner LD > [mailto:loopdelightml@nosuch.biz] > > Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005 2:08 PM > > To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > > Subject: RE: Transporting my acoustic guitar to > santa cruz on my flight, > > etc. > > > > > > Hi Kris > > > > My procedure is basically the same as yours, only, > because it's an > > over-the-big-pond-flight the lockers (or "overhead > compartments") are big > > enough to accommodate my cute little guitar. > They've denied cabin-access > > to > > it before, declaring it as "carry-on luggage", > which was fine by me, too. > > > > HTH > > Bernhard > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Kris Hartung > [mailto:khartung@cableone.net] > > > Sent: Samstag, 1. Oktober 2005 22:37 > > > To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > > > Subject: Transporting my acoustic guitar to > santa cruz on my flight, > > etc. > > > > > > Just some interesting tid bids and a follow up > on this. I just called > > > Horizon/Alaska, my airline to Santa Cruz, and > the the place where they > > > stow the a la carte bagage is both pressurized > and temperature > > > controlled....it's the same place they keep > animals, so I'm not worred > > > about freezing my acoustic guitar. The rep on > the phone suggested I > > > first try to get the guitar on the plane and > sweet talk the stewardess. > > > There is a closet on the plane, but it is not > for customers...I have > > > used this in the past or guitars, however. So, > my plan is to enter the > > > plane with my guitar and plead for them to put > it in their closet, but > > > if they can't, at least I know the guitar will > not be in a temperature > > > contolled area. I'm also plastering stickers all > over it with Fragile, > > > Handle with Care, etc. That's my plan, and I'm > stickin' to it. > > > > > > What is everyone else doing? Bernhard? > > > > > > Kris > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Kris Hartung > [mailto:khartung@cableone.net] > > > Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 9:40 PM > > > To: 'Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com' > > > Subject: RE: still goin clean > > > > > > > > > I think the under-carrier baggage areas > temperatures are temperature > > > controlled. Have you heard differently? I mean > people put liquids in > > > their baggage all of the time...shampoo, > etc...I've never had a frozen > > > item out of my baggage, even after a 14 hour > trip from West US to Italy. > > > This is a main concern too...a nice wood finish > being exposed to sub-0 > > > degrees is frightening, even if for only 1 1/2 > hours. I may try to > > > bring the guitar on board and sweet talk the > stewardess into putting it > > > somewhere....there must be some place. On my > business drop to the Bay > > > area last week, I saw a cello player walk off > the same small plane with > > > his instrument in a hard case. I was wondering > wher he had it, or if he > > > had purchased a seat for it. > > > > > > Or I could ship the guitar to someone in Santa > Cruz...last resort. > > > Better yet...get a Steinberger! :) It must be > nice to be Kid Beyond. > > > > > > Kris > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Travis Hartnett > [mailto:travishartnett@gmail.com] > > > Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 9:12 PM > > > To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > > > Subject: Re: still goin clean > > > > > > > > > It's not the air pressure to worry about, but > the handlers and the cold, > > > in that order. > > > > > > TravisH > > > > > > On 9/29/05, Kris Hartung <khartung@cableone.net> > wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > > > > > I hear you! I'm checking in my 5 space rack > with the rest of my > > > > baggage, and hope it doesn't go over the 60 > pound limit. I hope to > > > > check in my rack and a large suitcase with my > wires and controllers, > > > > and a few clothes, and then walk on the plane > with my two laptops and > > > > guitar. The flight from Boise to San Jose is > short and on a small > > > > plane with no closets, so I think I will have > to put my acoustic > > > > guitar on the a la carte and have it stored > under the plane. I don't > > > > know what else to do. The overhead > compartments in the plane are too > > > > small for my electric, otherwise I would bring > it. No closets, no > > > > overheads...leads to only checking my guitar > in...but I'm sure it is > > > > pressurized where they store the a la carte > bags. > > > > > > > > Kris > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > www.luis-angulo.com __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com