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Questions tagged [travel]

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Effects of keeping a guitar in the car

I have a sales job, and am on the road most days. I often find myself with free time between appointments and would like to take advantage of that free time by practicing guitar. I have a 3/4 size acoustic that I think would be easy enough to play…
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Travelling with electric violin under revised airport security rules

In light of suspected terrorist threat airport security has been tightened to include new restrictions on "electronic devices". For example, on Heathrow Airport's site they say: Make sure your electronic devices are charged before you travel. If…
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Practice while traveling

I have been trying to learn the banjo for a couple years. An irregular practice schedule hinders progress, obviously. Unfortunately for me this is unavoidable as I travel frequently...I’m a pilot. I was wondering if anyone knows of a good way to…
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Airplane travel with heavy music gear

I have Pioneer DJ mixer that weighs 17 lbs. along with an oddessey case that weighs 36 lbs. And I want to dj for my cousin's wedding which is overseas but I'm not sure what would be a good way to bring the heavy music gear there. One thought was to…
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What strings can I use to get a high-quality sound out of a travelling guitar?

I've just purchased a Washburn Travel Guitar. I know I'll never get full guitar sound out of it, but I was wondering what strings I could / should get to (perhaps) maximise this little guy.
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Airplane Travel with Washburn travel guitar

I'm going to be flying half-way across the US soon, and would like to have a guitar with me. I'm looking at the Washburn travel guitar. Its shipping dimensions are 37 x 11 x 6, and weighs 8 pounds. Is the airline likely to let me carry this on? …
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International Touring

I've had my share of booking in the states, but would like to know what differs abroad. I'm looking to take my solo project on an international tour... (My genre is dark piano rock/electronica.) Any experience or suggestions on where to…
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