[Harp-L] Playing in-flight/Silent instruments?

[billhines4@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Much as you think it would be cool, *most* of the passengers would probably be upset at being a captive audience for this impromtu concert, haha. Some folks are working, sleeping, listening to their own music/movies, or just don't like the harp (gasp) or blues, etc. This is the last thing a flight crew wants. Be quiet and eat your snack mix :^)

On that note (sorry for the pun), I saw in USA Today this morning that a popular item for kids going to college are these 'silent' instrument series that yamaha has come out with. The pic shows a kid playing trumpet with this gizmo jammed in the mouth of it that has a wire leading to a headset the kid is wearing to monitor his own playing. It says something like "now only you will hear your mistakes". Wonder if there's a harp in that series, I'll have to check their website. If not, perhaps we could lobby them to show that there's a potential customer base to make it worthwhile.

Bill Hines

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> Just Plain Bob: I think I pass the terrorist profiling look, but think about 
> what a Smokey Amp looks like in a cigarette case to a security screener.... that 
> has home made explosive device written all over it - add in the madcat shaker 
> mic with its cord, a few extra reed plates and then the LO tool kit and I t5hink 
> I'd be calling my supervisor every time too! I always carry the mfg. product 
> sheets on the Smokey amp and the madcat mic with me in the case so I have a 
> plausible story when the "supervisor" is checking me out. 
> 
> Why take them on the plane in the cabin? I keep hopin' that one day the flight 
> crew will ask me to play a little inflight blues concert. Hasn't happened yet, 
> but speaking of that, has anyone out there on Harp-L actually played on a 
> commercial flight? I usually slap my ipod on and wish I was playing along.