Yeah, I REALLY liked the AFGs I saw. Amazing.
The acoustic area was amazing, but sad as J. Oliver said, like the luthier just up and left in the middle of work and left various projects on the table and never came back. Dust and spiderwebs on pieces that are just waiting to become beautiful pieces of art. Hopefully someday...
Overall the tour was great. The workers were very nice (even though we were intruding upon them) and answered all sorts of questions.
The paint room was great. Everything was great.
The museum was cool but I didn't get too see a 4080. Or a 5003. Matter of fact, no one brought either of those to the confluence at the hotel either. Maybe next time. Someone did have a 365 though.
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I've been in some pretty big mass production facilities over the years, the biggest of which is probably the Northrop-Grumman B-2 facility in Palmdale, but even in the small ones I am always fascinated by the production process.
It's endlessly interesting to me to see a final product brought forth from it's raw materials, whether those materials are aluminum, titanium and carbon fiber or maple planks.
Taking the tour it's clear that these guys are bursting at the seams; people are basically stepping all over each other, even without a bunch Rickenbacker nerds getting in their way.
The layout is more compartmentalized than I had envisioned; rather than a more straight line (or an in-line route through the building) there seem to be more "zones" or rooms (sometimes literally) where things get done and then passed on to the next step.
Like I said, endlessly fascinating for me.
It's endlessly interesting to me to see a final product brought forth from it's raw materials, whether those materials are aluminum, titanium and carbon fiber or maple planks.
Taking the tour it's clear that these guys are bursting at the seams; people are basically stepping all over each other, even without a bunch Rickenbacker nerds getting in their way.
The layout is more compartmentalized than I had envisioned; rather than a more straight line (or an in-line route through the building) there seem to be more "zones" or rooms (sometimes literally) where things get done and then passed on to the next step.
Like I said, endlessly fascinating for me.
Listen to that sustain!
I'll post my pics as soon as I get approved on Paul's Yahoo thingumybob. I haven't even taken them off of my camera yet. 
Greg IIRC John Hall mentioned that RIC would be getting out the Anniversary items relatively quickly, like they have done with the 1996s. It's "only" a 300-instrument run anyway.
Wow, what an experience. I'm still kinda buzzed from seeing everything.
Greg IIRC John Hall mentioned that RIC would be getting out the Anniversary items relatively quickly, like they have done with the 1996s. It's "only" a 300-instrument run anyway.
Wow, what an experience. I'm still kinda buzzed from seeing everything.
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Thanks Alisha,
Greatly appreciated!
IF you wouldn't mind, please tell Jeff "DON'T FORGET THE CS PICTURES" for me!
Thanks again. I sure do wish I was there...
Greatly appreciated!
IF you wouldn't mind, please tell Jeff "DON'T FORGET THE CS PICTURES" for me!
Thanks again. I sure do wish I was there...
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