NCBGD!

[groovepump]

Something to practice your "chops" with.
Great gift. A lot of thought and effort went into that.

 

[wintremute]

That is very cool!

 

[ComicBass]

I'm married to a retired helicopter pilot (among other things, he can fly anything) and he said they called the Chinook the "crowd killer" because if there was a catastrophic failure lots of people people died.
In the performance world "crowd killer" has a much better connotation.
So name it the crowd killer.
It is awesome by the way!

 

[WRM]

I'm married to a retired helicopter pilot (among other things, he can fly anything) and he said they called the Chinook the "crowd killer" because if there was a catastrophic failure lots of people people died.
In the performance world "crowd killer" has a much better connotation.
So name it the crowd killer.
It is awesome by the way!

I'm leaning toward "Chinook", and yes, bad things happen when things go wrong. The Chinook has five transmissions - one on each engine, feeding into a "Combiner" transmission, which outputs via shafts to the forward and aft rotor transmissions. It's the only aircraft that can have a "mid-air" collision with itself. That's what happened at an airshow in Germany many years ago - the combiner failed and the blades meshed and killed many spectators. At that time, they were blasting the gearboxes w/crushed Walnut hulls at ovehaul. One of those hulls (now FOD) clogged an oil-jet that starved a bearing causing failure. They dont use Walnut hulls anymore.

 

[JRA]

very cool, and it's so cool that your (former) coworkers would do this for you --- quite the honor! --- congratulations on your new instrument!

 

[boxerrider]

That is fan-tastic!

 

[WRM]

very cool, and it's so cool that your (former) coworkers would do this for you --- quite the honor! --- congratulations on your new instrument!

So true, I can't put it into words.

Thanks,

 

[N4860]

Congrats, that is fantastic! If you have a chance, please post some sound clips.

 

[Carl Hillman]

Now I need to come up with a good name for it.

How about, Smells Like Victory?

 

[juancaminos]

I am so envious. I retired from a company that machined and coated Main Rotor Gear boxes for the Apache and CH-47. We also machined and painted front and rear gear boxes, main torque tubes as well as a few other things. I have a few torque tubes here at the cabin to use for light posts.

Congratulations on your retirement and the great gift....

 

[WRM]

How about, Smells Like Victory?

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Vincit Omnia Veritas, and that reflects the "Freedom", but have to keep that helicopter "root"?...

 

[Engle]

I retired at the end of last year from a Company that repairs helicopter rotor blades and produces rotor blade static balancing equipment. They had my retirement luncheon today and I was totally floored with the retirement gift they presented to me!

It's a 4-string CBG made with rotor blade materials. The body is made from fairing skin pieces from a CH-47 rotor blade, the bridge and nut are solid composite from a trailing edge wedge, the sound holes are lead-lag damper bushings, the pick-up cover is the pre-cured skin that we use for patches, the purple paste adhesive is the EA9309-3NA adhesive that we use for repairs, the neck is purpleheart (with a touch of flame), and they even put a custom UID data plate on it! Shellac finish.
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I'm a big fan of re-purposing materials, and boy did they come up with a great plan/design with excellent execution. I promise to play the heck out of it (probably into a MB Subway TT-800 w/SW112), and will always treasure it!

Now I need to come up with a good name for it....

Cheers,

Very cool of them to make that happen!

 

[Michael Stanley 2112]

Now I need to come up with a good name for it....

Cheers,

How about "Nookie", since it's made from a Chinook (and the double-entendre is pretty cool)?

 

[Major Seven]

I retired at the end of last year from a Company that repairs helicopter rotor blades and produces rotor blade static balancing equipment. They had my retirement luncheon today and I was totally floored with the retirement gift they presented to me!

It's a 4-string CBG made with rotor blade materials. The body is made from fairing skin pieces from a CH-47 rotor blade, the bridge and nut are solid composite from a trailing edge wedge, the sound holes are lead-lag damper bushings, the pick-up cover is the pre-cured skin that we use for patches, the purple paste adhesive is the EA9309-3NA adhesive that we use for repairs, the neck is purpleheart (with a touch of flame), and they even put a custom UID data plate on it! Shellac finish.
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chopper

I'm a big fan of re-purposing materials, and boy did they come up with a great plan/design with excellent execution. I promise to play the heck out of it (probably into a MB Subway TT-800 w/SW112), and will always treasure it!

Now I need to come up with a good name for it....

Cheers,

 

[BadJazz]

Chops?

 

[Ellery]

I retired at the end of last year from a Company that repairs helicopter rotor blades and produces rotor blade static balancing equipment. They had my retirement luncheon today and I was totally floored with the retirement gift they presented to me!

It's a 4-string CBG made with rotor blade materials. The body is made from fairing skin pieces from a CH-47 rotor blade, the bridge and nut are solid composite from a trailing edge wedge, the sound holes are lead-lag damper bushings, the pick-up cover is the pre-cured skin that we use for patches, the purple paste adhesive is the EA9309-3NA adhesive that we use for repairs, the neck is purpleheart (with a touch of flame), and they even put a custom UID data plate on it! Shellac finish.
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I'm a big fan of re-purposing materials, and boy did they come up with a great plan/design with excellent execution. I promise to play the heck out of it (probably into a MB Subway TT-800 w/SW112), and will always treasure it!

Now I need to come up with a good name for it....

Cheers,

Awesome bass!!
And congrats on your retirement!

 

[Deleted member 365158]

Wait… it’s its own stand too????
Very cool!!

 

[bholder]

How about, Smells Like Victory?

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I always thought Col. Kilgore should've done Florida Orange Juice ads after the war ended:

"I love the taste of orange juice in the morning.... it tastes like... Sunshine!" hehe

 

[Pauly 4001]

Ovation were somewhat controversial at the outset because they also made helicopter blades during the Vietnam War.
Therefore I think it should be called a Magnum IV or Conky
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[StealthBass4]

I know what I'd call it!

YES !!!