"David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" wrote in message
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> William Black wrote:
>
>> "Fritz Owl" wrote in message
>> news:f7d0qe$co1$1@aioe.org...
>>
>> > To broadcast on the Net, I have to have two computers,
>> > one acts as a mixer, and has a patch cable connect from
>> > the line out jack of one to the line-in of another one running
>> > the software to broadcast on the net. Those two computers
>> > alone, could cost US$2000 or more to replace, if they
>> > are lost, damaged, or stolen. The cost of renting a car
>> > in Paris and driving to London beats the cost of
>> > replacing lost/damanged equipment. And that is not counting
>> > the cost of memory upgrades to the computers, at
>> > $300 apiece, so thats $2600 worth of equipment I
>> > am carrying, and you think I am going to trust THAT to
>> > a baggage handler? PIGS WILL FLY before THAT
>> > happens!!!! And that is not counting hard disks I carry
>> > containg backups of the computer's drives, as will as a
>> > mics and amplifiers (I cannot use the mics with the
>> > computers with some kind of amp).
>>
>> As I said in another post, your equipment is cheap compared to the stuff
>> musicians carry about with them.
>
> I know people who have cello _bows_ worth around £20,000, and that's not
> be any means the top of the range. Even "cheap" carbon fibre bows can
> cost more than the amounts mentioned above...
Most airlines will allow one to book an extra seat for a musical
instrument.
Unfortunately not all will allow you to book two seats to get
two sets of carry on, but I suspect some will if told why.
Failing that just find a 'friend' to travel for free.
tim
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