Music while you work... or drive

Post by **Multiphonikks** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 11:02 am

It's just struck me as a professional musician that one of the few times I'm completely without music is when I'm driving Hebe. (then I'm normally singing or whatever)

So, as most of us will be doing some driving in our mogs this weeked (:D ) I thought it would be a good chance to see how many of us have music in our mogs, and how many of us actually even listen to music while we work on the car!

I found myself dragging my laptop complete with internet connection outside the other day while I was working on Hebe just so I had music to keep me company!

Nikki

Post by **Matt** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 11:12 am

Mines had 4 different radios since ive had it..... 2 of which didn't work, and one had an analogue tuner (the signal was poor so it was awkward to change stations) so I now have a £10 one from a scrapped metro.....

Post by **57traveller** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 11:22 am

There's still a Philips period radio in my saloon, still positive earth, (all transistor it states

but takes about 5 minutes to warm up and valves can be seen glowing through the ventilation slots

) Reception is pretty dire as well.
Traveller has a modern c.d. receiver.
Must have loud music when working on Mogs, it drowns out the cursing!

Post by **pskipper** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 12:22 pm

After destroying my radio cassette player (in the fire) CW's replaced it with a....
wait for it....
phoenix brand radio!!

Post by **Multiphonikks** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 12:40 pm

pskipper wrote:After destroying my radio cassette player (in the fire) CW's replaced it with a....
wait for it....
phoenix brand radio!!

HEHE!

That's too funny!

I don't have a radio. But I'm wanting (once I've done everything else) to get one. First Hebe needs new carpets, new door seals, and generally made a bit more comfortable (and warm) for those long trips up to Lincoln I'll have to do in the autumn

I do want to install a modern radio, but along with the Halogen conversion, so I'm guessin I need to put that Alternator in too...

Post by **ColinP** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 12:59 pm

Nikki,

I listen to music/local radio in car (by myself), but at work it's a distraction in an open plan office! Even if it's something I like, by the time it's reached me via all the furniture/reflecting surfaces it's not something I want.

I've an old hitachi radio/casette player in the glovebox - it's really not difficult to fit one, but you'll need the car negative earth unless you're very careful with the radio fittings.

ps I'd recommend Radio Berks - not for the music - that's a personal choice, but their travel news is excellent. The last time the M4 was blocked, they broadcast regular traffic updates all through the night - just for those stuck on the M4!

If you're travelling in the Bracknell Wokingham area - give us a wave! (Green D reg 2 door)

Colin

Post by **Matt** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 1:00 pm

Well mine has halogens and a radio with a dynamo, and I have no problems..... you might have to start on the handle every once in a while!

Post by **Multiphonikks** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 1:07 pm

ColinP wrote:Nikki,

I listen to music/local radio in car (by myself), but at work it's a distraction in an open plan office! Even if it's something I like, by the time it's reached me via all the furniture/reflecting surfaces it's not something I want.

I've an old hitachi radio/casette player in the glovebox - it's really not difficult to fit one, but you'll need the car negative earth unless you're very careful with the radio fittings.

ps I'd recommend Radio Berks - not for the music - that's a personal choice, but their travel news is excellent. The last time the M4 was blocked, they broadcast regular traffic updates all through the night - just for those stuck on the M4!

If you're travelling in the Bracknell Wokingham area - give us a wave! (Green D reg 2 door)

Colin

Hi Colin!

See, I hoped it was someone on here... I think you'll find I've ALREADY given you two

One was about 10 days ago. I was heading towards Wokingham out of Reading, and put my hand out the window!

Was it you!?

I'm just down the road (Finchampsteadish area).

And this is Hebe... just in case it was you

Nikki.

P.S. Let me know if you go to the local meet - It'd be great to meet someone else in the area!

Post by **Kevin** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 2:04 pm

Well I have a Motorola waiting to go in the car but when working I use a Roberts or at the Rallys an HMV Diplomat.
Nikki what have you done with the size of that picture

, it wont fit onto a 19" monitor in one go, I think it needs reducing.

Post by **MinorinEFlat** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 2:07 pm

Multi:
my Morris ( when completed ) will not be fitted with tunes.... I would consider it if i could find a period radio but the odds of that are fairly slim.
as for listening while working in the garage.....IT'S A MUST !

the first thing i do after turining on the lights is load the cd changer and get the place filled with music.....the same holds true when cutting the lawn ... my garden tractor is fitted with AM/FM radio and a sony 10 pack cd changer with 6" marine Blaupunkts and a kickass set of headphones ...it takes about two and a half hours to do the lawn but time flies with the right music on!

i mostly listen to alternative country music but like any music of good quality both lyrics and playing.

What genre of music do you play ?..... anyone caring to answer that question ,,,, please chime in ,,,,,, i'd be curious to know

Post by **Gareth** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 2:43 pm

A radio on the mower... what a country! ;)

I have to have music wherever I go. There's a radio on somewhere downstairs, I'm at the laptop listening to the Small Faces, and there are CDs in the car. Radios throughout the house are tuned to ClassicFM (and the one in Phyllis, too), but *someone* has a habit of retuning them to SAGA - I'm thinking it's Dad...

Currently in Phyllis' CD changer are Eva Cassidy, Aled Jones (so's I can sing along in Welsh...

), Nick Drake, Ludovico Einaudi and two Chopin CDs.

Post by **Multiphonikks** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 2:59 pm

Kevin wrote:.
Nikki what have you done with the size of that picture , it wont fit onto a 19" monitor in one go, I think it needs reducing.

Done

heheh

Sorry

Post by **turbominor** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 3:00 pm

so a pioneer cd (dolphins swimming onscreen one) and an apple ipod via the ipbus connector with amp and sub make me a bit of an out cast then!!!

was tempted by a period radio for about 10 seconds......

Cannot work or drive with out music ( preferably loud and bassy)

Best part about evaluating pc sound cards and pc speakers at work is seeing if we can blow them up with a choice test cd.. Strange how r&d labs always have thick brick walls where rest of company have partition walls

Post by **Multiphonikks** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 3:23 pm

MinorinEFlat wrote:
What genre of music do you play ?..... anyone caring to answer that question ,,,, please chime in ,,,,,, i'd be curious to know

Well, if you follow the link you'll find out

I'm a professional oboist - mainly in contempoary music - the sort that some people find to be a tad dissonant, but I'm also a bit of a singer/songwriter. If you want to hear a bit here's a very rough idea of my style. (It's a rough version of a song I'm hopefully recording tomorrow as a matter of fact!) Given one Change. Forgive the bad tuning!

o a pioneer cd (dolphins swimming onscreen one) and an apple ipod via the ipbus connector with amp and sub make me a bit of an out cast then!!!

was tempted by a period radio for about 10 seconds......

Cannot work or drive with out music ( preferably loud and bassy)

Best part about evaluating pc sound cards and pc speakers at work is seeing if we can blow them up with a choice test cd.. Strange how r&d labs always have thick brick walls where rest of company have partition walls

That's so not fair!
I actually have a plan to install something similar in my car whens she's all done in terms of electrics etc.

I tend to listen to everything from Radio 1 to Radio 4 (but until the cricket makes a prominant presence on Radio 5 not a chance!) so I'm looking for a decent radio which I can install. At the moment it's just money and electrics getting in the way!

Nikki

Post by **Pyoor_Kate** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 4:31 pm

So you don't want a free John-radio then?

I've got a (good by my standards) radio-cassette, of probbaly early 90's era - which does me okay. The plan is, however, as part of the modified where-the-glove-box-would-be-if-my-car-had-had-one (to replace the naff chunk of wood that's in there at the moment) is to have a nicely and appropriately built iPaq container, which will provide music and a GPS.

It contrasts rather sharply with the period Smiths revcounter that's to go next to it....

Incidentally, if anyone knows someone with a Marina Coupe who needs a rev-counter I've got one which will be going spare, 'cos that's what's in there atm.

Post by **Multiphonikks** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 4:37 pm

Pyoor_Kate wrote:So you don't want a free John-radio then?

Oooh, is he bringing it to mine? Along with numberous computer bits? Don't tell the girlfriend

I've got a (good by my standards) radio-cassette, of probbaly early 90's era - which does me okay. The plan is, however, as part of the modified where-the-glove-box-would-be-if-my-car-had-had-one (to replace the naff chunk of wood that's in there at the moment) is to have a nicely and appropriately built iPaq container, which will provide music and a GPS.

It contrasts rather sharply with the period Smiths revcounter that's to go next to it....

Yummie

Incidentally, if anyone knows someone with a Marina Coupe who needs a rev-counter I've got one which will be going spare, 'cos that's what's in there atm.

Really? From a Marina? Is that what the AA man disconnected in his ignorance?

Post by **Pyoor_Kate** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 4:39 pm

Yeah, 'cos I'm a girl and couldn't possibly know what was wrong with my car.

Post by **Multiphonikks** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 4:41 pm

Pyoor_Kate wrote:Yeah, 'cos I'm a girl and couldn't possibly know what was wrong with my car.

Oooopsie... Wrong answer. Boys, beware! Pyoor_Kate and I do not suffer fools gladly!

Post by **turbominor** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 5:07 pm

no rev counter in mine!! ...... fitted a rev limiter instead(apparently you can do full throtle gearchanges... will wait till run in

)

sterio is hiden under dash to right of steering wheel, amp is hidden well and little 8" sub in boot so nothing too over the top.

Ipod is going to just clip on or maybe velcro. but all tested and working.

[/quote]'cos I'm a girl and couldn't possibly know what was wrong with my car

'cos I'm a girl and couldn't possibly know what was wrong with my car
not comment after ending on my side in a ditch in my wifes car as she obmitted to tell me she caved the sump in on a speed bump and damaged the brake bias valve so when someone pulled out infront and had no brakes ending up in the ditch

Post by **Pyoor_Kate** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 5:20 pm

Yay! Someone else who's not put their stereo in the glove box

I didn't even have to drill any holes to put it in..... Although I do need to fabricate a proper speaker bracket, as one of the speakers is not very well fitted at the moment; and I need to shorten the speaker cables. (I do have a terrible tendancy to go "ah, that'll do for now" and then 2 years later I've not got back to the job - however this is all part of the grand new dashboard scheme so hopefully by next year.... oh yes.)....

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