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aguabonita Samba Member
Joined: November 27, 2005 Posts: 267 Location: Monterey, CA
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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 7:09 pm Post subject: Where do you store your guitar or other instrument? |
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I plan on traveling with my travel guitar this summer. I was thinking of just putting the guitar in my cabinet. Does anyone have any ingenious ideas regarding how to travel with and store an instrument?
Cheers _________________ '87 Westfalia, GW 2.2, and some other goodies
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joetiger Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2005 Posts: 5066 Location: denver
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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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I take mine in a hardcase and wrap it in a blanket and throw it in the back. Not very ingenious.
VanWilder has a pic of his setup here:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=417187&highlight=guitar _________________ Joe T.
'86 NAHT Vanagon GL Syncro/ supercharged ABA 2.0 "Pigpen"
'04 GTI 1.8T
'04 Golf R32
"get metaphysical with it. if it's simply a means to get to and from places, it will let you down. if it becomes your zen, it can't fail you." -dabaron
"Still, it's good to be afield."--VWagabond
Available Now! Vanagon to Louisiana--A Two-Lane Reckoning Through Past and Present
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K58 Samba Member
Joined: July 01, 2006 Posts: 1173 Location: Santa Barbara
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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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teej Samba Member
Joined: November 26, 2010 Posts: 897 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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Awesome! _________________ 1986+ Wolfsburg Weekender Pop-Top 2.3 WBX Manual Trans |
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dhaavers Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2010 Posts: 7733 Location: NE MN (tinyurl.com/dhaaverslocation)
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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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This should fit in the glove box:
RISA: World's Smallest Soprano Ukulele _________________ 86 White Wolfsburg Westy Weekender
"The WonderVan"
<EDITED TO PROTECT INNOCENT PIXELS> |
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Jake de Villiers Samba Member
Joined: October 24, 2007 Posts: 5911 Location: Tsawwassen, BC
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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 11:38 pm Post subject: Re: Where do you store your guitar or other instrument? |
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aguabonita wrote: |
I plan on traveling with my travel guitar this summer. I was thinking of just putting the guitar in my cabinet. Does anyone have any ingenious ideas regarding how to travel with and store an instrument?
Cheers |
My D-18 in its Travelite foam case gets bungeed to the ceiling in front of the push bar - it pretty much disappears. My wife's double bass goes on the driver's side wall. I cut a 'speaker' hole in the cupboard for the scroll to fit into and it rests one shoulder on a cushion and hangs from the endpin. The second guitar case goes behind the rear seat and the mandolin just rides freestyle - its a Kentucky and not gaining in value at all.
At festivals the bass stands between the front seats and has a loop securing the neck to the pop-top latch. The guitar cases go upstairs and we sleep down stairs where its quieter! _________________ '84 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX
'86 Westy Weekender Poptop/2.5 Subaru/5 Speed Posi/Audi Front Brakes/16 x 7 Mercedes Wheels - answers to 'Dixie'
@jakedevilliersmusic1
http://sites.google.com/site/subyjake/mydixiedarlin%27
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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Jake de Villiers Samba Member
Joined: October 24, 2007 Posts: 5911 Location: Tsawwassen, BC
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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 11:38 pm Post subject: Re: Where do you store your guitar or other instrument? |
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aguabonita wrote: |
I plan on traveling with my travel guitar this summer. I was thinking of just putting the guitar in my cabinet. Does anyone have any ingenious ideas regarding how to travel with and store an instrument?
Cheers |
My D-18 in its Travelite foam case gets bungeed to the ceiling in front of the push bar - it pretty much disappears. My wife's double bass goes on the driver's side wall. I cut a 'speaker' hole in the cupboard for the scroll to fit into and it rests one shoulder on a cushion and hangs from the endpin. The second guitar case goes behind the rear seat and the mandolin just rides freestyle - its a Kentucky and not gaining in value at all.
At festivals the bass stands between the front seats and has a loop securing the neck to the pop-top latch. The guitar cases go upstairs with the bags and we sleep down stairs where its quieter! _________________ '84 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX
'86 Westy Weekender Poptop/2.5 Subaru/5 Speed Posi/Audi Front Brakes/16 x 7 Mercedes Wheels - answers to 'Dixie'
@jakedevilliersmusic1
http://sites.google.com/site/subyjake/mydixiedarlin%27
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
www.thebassspa.com |
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SyncroGhia Samba Member
Joined: August 21, 2009 Posts: 2458 Location: Highnam, UK
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 1:20 am Post subject: |
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Not much in the way of options for the Cello.
It sits in the back of either van... there isn't much room inside for practicing though
This was last year when we were on holiday in the Peak District. I had an orchestra audition two weeks after so had to work!
MG _________________ T3 Syncro 16 S6 Westfalia Limey SOLD
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Volksaholic Samba Member
Joined: December 26, 2005 Posts: 1771 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 8:02 am Post subject: |
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I don't have cabinets... I stick the guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandos, and whatever else we decide to bring in the back over the engine for long trips, along with laptops and other electronics. Blankets go over the top of that, and pillows/sleeping bags up above the blankets. When I've got that much stuff the rear curtain is in too, since I already have to drive by mirrors. Lots of insulation, padding, and screening from prying eyes. When we're camped a a sun shade goes in the windshield and front windows, then the front seat area becomes the instrument storage area... either that or a shady area in the side tent if it's pitched. The instruments seem to stay in tune pretty well, which to me is a pretty good indication that they're not getting cooked.
I wish I had the problem of trying to figure out where to haul the double bass... not that I really need another instrument to practice!
Paul _________________ 1988 Wolfsburg Edition, 2001 Subaru EJ251 |
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Perales Samba Member
Joined: May 07, 2007 Posts: 2046 Location: Nova Scotia
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:42 am Post subject: |
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Best to not let a Dobro or other resonator instrument lie flat in a vehicle. There is a danger of collapsing the cone if you hit a big bump. Keep it on it's side. _________________ -- 1987 Westfalia automatic (Captain Vino) |
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pioneer1 Samba Member
Joined: February 11, 2008 Posts: 2068 Location: Ontario Canada
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 12:20 pm Post subject: guitar |
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Hey: There is suitable storage for thin electric guitars,laptops,etc. in a Westy -on the upper bunk near the rear even when the top is down for traveling _________________ "Always waiting for tomorrow ruined everything"
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edgood1 Samba Member
Joined: September 30, 2004 Posts: 2048 Location: Plymouth, MA
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 12:31 pm Post subject: Re: guitar |
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pioneer1 wrote: |
Hey: There is suitable storage for thin electric guitars,laptops,etc. in a Westy -on the upper bunk near the rear even when the top is down for traveling |
My strat fits up there in its case perfectly. The les paul does not.... But I have one of those ginormous plastic cases from the 80s _________________ 1987 Syncro Westfalia powered by Subaru
1963 Panel to Deluxe Bus project :::: (photo album)
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aguabonita Samba Member
Joined: November 27, 2005 Posts: 267 Location: Monterey, CA
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 12:51 pm Post subject: Re: guitar |
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pioneer1 wrote: |
Hey: There is suitable storage for thin electric guitars,laptops,etc. in a Westy -on the upper bunk near the rear even when the top is down for traveling |
That may be my hot ticket. I was originally thinking about using or tall westy cabinet. I may give this a shot though. Gracias. _________________ '87 Westfalia, GW 2.2, and some other goodies
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MakeFast Samba Member
Joined: January 09, 2011 Posts: 118 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 12:52 pm Post subject: |
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Perales wrote: |
Best to not let a Dobro or other resonator instrument lie flat in a vehicle. There is a danger of collapsing the cone if you hit a big bump. Keep it on it's side. |
Quite true - although with most modern cones it would have to be QUITE a bump (if you are on an old biscuit cone I would be more cautious - my dobro has taken some nasty tumbles in the case with no collapse though).
I like VanWilder's idea, but only with a beater. I would go body into the cabinet with the neck/head sticking out (obviously cabinet door open). Depending on the size of the guitar, maybe the whole thing would fit in the cabinet. _________________ 1986 Vanagon Westfalia |
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Volksaholic Samba Member
Joined: December 26, 2005 Posts: 1771 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 12:58 pm Post subject: |
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Perales wrote: |
Best to not let a Dobro or other resonator instrument lie flat in a vehicle. There is a danger of collapsing the cone if you hit a big bump. Keep it on it's side. |
Interesting... we don't have any resonator instruments, but that's something else that would be fun to have on the list! I actually stand the instruments on their sides because it's easier to pack the van. The guitar and my mando/fiddle case go in against the back of the bench seat, followed by my son's banjo and the octave mandolin. My wife's mandolin goes toward the door, along with my Mix CF mando, my daughter's violin (don't call it a fiddle... she gets pissed!), and the baritone ukelele, if any of those are coming with us.
So, a tangential question; is anyone here going to the Grass Valley Father's Day BG festival next week? It would be fun to pick with some Sambans out there. I'm planning on setting up camp Thursday (6/16).
Paul _________________ 1988 Wolfsburg Edition, 2001 Subaru EJ251 |
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trailnewt Samba Member
Joined: February 17, 2008 Posts: 248 Location: Northern California
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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Not much to add except that on trips where I will be leaving the van (and guitar) unattended for long periods of time I take the old Throw-in-the-Lake guitar so I won't spend my vacation time worrying about some ne'r-do-well stealing a prized instrument out of the van at some backwoods trailhead.
Brent _________________ '87 Syncro Westy TDI
Too many bicycles
Maybe an old unicycle around here somewhere |
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psych-illogical Samba Member
Joined: October 14, 2004 Posts: 1181 Location: AZ
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 1:23 pm Post subject: |
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Hmmm. Seems like a thread for people to boast about what instruments they have .
Nothing wrong with that.
I suppose I don't worry as much about security as I should. My guitar and mando both go behind the seat. When I'm out camping they're always on the bottom of the heap so they're covered up with camping gear and out of sight. _________________ 83 1/2 Westy waterboxer
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stratmanx Samba Member
Joined: March 11, 2010 Posts: 38 Location: Memphis TN
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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I'm still having a dilly of a time putting a full Marshall stack in there.. |
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VanWilder Samba Member
Joined: October 09, 2009 Posts: 1349 Location: PDX-Weird Town, USA
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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_________________ VW
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"83.5" Vanagon GL Air cooled "VanWilder"
VanWilder has given back to me more then I could ever put into it September 22, 2010
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K58 Samba Member
Joined: July 01, 2006 Posts: 1173 Location: Santa Barbara
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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psych-illogical wrote: |
Hmmm. Seems like a thread for people to boast about what instruments they have |
yeah, funny how that happens...
before you know it people will be adding instruments to their sigs along with all their rides |
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