Talk:Flying V

This article reads more like a personal account than an encyclopedia entry. Things like "I once played a flying.." etcetera aren't really wanted in an article like this.

Merge
I think this article should be merged with Gibson Flying V. Design 11:25, 15 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Agree. Andrewa 20:53, 10 October 2006 (UTC)


 * I suggest we make it a redirect to Gibson Flying V instead. Much of the content in this article is POV and unsourced. PJM 21:38, 10 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Agree that much of this article isn't encyclopedic, but I think there is some content regarding copies that could usefully be used to expand the Gibson Flying V article.


 * But I think the idea of redirecting this title to the article on the original Gibson is agreed, anyway. Andrewa 01:01, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Anon user comments moved from main article
I would like to correct an issue of Flying V being non-suitable for playing while sitting-down. In fact, Flying V is one of the most comfortable-playing guitars in the sitting position of all. All you have to do is sit down with legs slightly apart, and lay yor Flying V on your LEFT leg, and NOT the right one. Try this and you will notice that the Flying V is firmly set, like no other guitar, and that everything is at the same position as when you are standing with the guitar strapped-on. You cannot say that for many other guitar designs. The commom error is that people usually sit, cross the right leg over the left one, and then lay the Flying V on the right leg, which is very bad for that type of design. Just use your jeft leg, similar to the classical player's position, and enjoy the stability of your guitar loke no other. —Preceding unsigned comment added by User:193.19.223.121 (talk • contribs)


 * I agree that this is the proper way to play a Flying V while sitting (or a Washburn Star, which has the same extreme lower tailpiece end horn), and it's an acceptable position if there's no choice but it's not what I'd call comfortable. But to each their own. As the body shape of the V is historically significant, this should IMO be in the article somewhere... but I'm not sure how to find citeable sources to back the claim. We should also somehow point out that while some of the poorer copies aren't playable at all while sitting, the Gibson version is. Andrewa 20:52, 10 October 2006 (UTC)