Most evocative sounds

**Tool** · 14-07-2009, 10:31

Another one for the Merlin. Hawker Hunter "blue note". The call of a Fish Eagle. Landy tyres.

Edited for web-footed spulleng

**k13eod** · 14-07-2009, 10:38

The sound of decking being slammed into place in quick time and knowing that you are moments away from completing yet another back crippling MGB build.

The very sound of it can make me reach for the brufen :D

**smartascarrots** · 14-07-2009, 10:39

The sound of a woman pleading, "Please don't hurt me, I'll do anything you want."

That takes me back.

**King_of_the_Burpas** · 14-07-2009, 10:40

The Last Post - Menin Gate. It's almost impossible to keep composure when it kicks off.

A Spitfire.

A pint being pulled.

Also evocative is the sound of an AK clacking away at close quarters - evocative of underwear-filling dread.

**Negligent-Discharge** · 14-07-2009, 11:11

Sounds?

My kids snoring quietly in the summer heat in France.
The Scarey One moaning as she gets her just desserts as I rug-munch. :D
Spuddy going "Fancy a brew?"
"End-Ex" on the radio.
Iain having yet another ND.
"Fire for effect".
The Last Post... still makes me shiver.
A sploosh as those biscuitsbrown hit the pan in ablutions.
Bagpipes.
"Fancy a Pint?"
My Dad.
My Dad telling me to fix us a drink before dinner. Doubles all round!
The "CRACK" as the canopy opens and you don't need to s**t yourself anymore.
Rounds overhead.
Getting into my bag and hearing everyone else's zipper going "Zuuuupppp" and knowing that 3 LSWs and other staggers are doing their stuff.
The "crack" as a bottle of Malt is opened.
etc.!

**BarkingSpider** · 14-07-2009, 11:28

Originally Posted by King_of_the_Burpas

The Last Post - Menin Gate. It's almost impossible to keep composure when it kicks off.

Echo that.
And the silence marked only by footsteps up the stairs to lay the wreaths.

Originally Posted by King_of_the_Burpas

A Spitfire.

A pint being pulled.

A pint of Shepherd Neame Spitfire being pulled... :D

The whoosh of steam and the creaking of brakes being released as the train starts rolling off.

The flicka flicka flicka as the Police chopper passes overhead because you know some little scrote is running as fast as he can, hopefully to no avail.

**OldRedCap** · 14-07-2009, 11:33

Leaving Spa in my VW Beetle and thinking 'engine sounds good today'. Looked in mirror and right behind me was Vanwall with gawd knows how many cylinders blipping throttle en-route from F1 race to garages.
Sounds heard at a military funeral. Flowers of the forest in a Jock regiment by a lone piper. Hounds in full song and singing in kennels

**Twizzlelehope** · 14-07-2009, 11:39

The whine of the Alvis engine on the Stalwart and the change in pitch when undergoing flotation training acress the Weser at Hameln.

**jagman** · 14-07-2009, 11:40

Agostini on a Moto Guzzi V8 coming down from Kates Cottage.

The sound of a Land Rover diff breaking up going at full tilt in low box

The gentle clickerty sound of a shotgun being closed behind you in the woods at night.

Napier Deltic pulling hard

Triple Packard petrols being wound up to full throttle (only heard it the once, never forgotten)

**jagman** · 14-07-2009, 11:41

Originally Posted by Twizzlelehope

The whine of the Alvis engine on the Stalwart and the change in pitch when undergoing flotation training acress the Weser at Hameln.

Rolls Royce B80, if I rememeber rightly. Has a lovely habit of spitting flames out of the exhaust

stabradop · 14-07-2009, 11:45

Originally Posted by King_of_the_Burpas

The Last Post - Menin Gate. It's almost impossible to keep composure when it kicks off.

A Spitfire.

A pint being pulled.

Also evocative is the sound of an AK clacking away at close quarters - evocative of underwear-filling dread.

Agreed, the ex and I went to Belgium in 1998, did a Flanders Fields tour run by a small husband and wife company called Quasimodo IIRC. Bloody good tour and we were at the Menin Gate at 1700 that day. Cue big lump in throat - still have the photos somewhere, maybe stick them in the gallery

**Pit_Bull** · 14-07-2009, 11:47

Lavilla's and Haslam's Ducatis thumping past me at Thruxton BSB a few years back. Soo much better than straight 4's.

**PartTimePongo** · 14-07-2009, 11:55

Merlin , from the first cough and sigh to shutdown. Just beautiful. Even better 4 Merlins doing the same , Just Jane or the BBMF Lanc.

**WilieCayote** · 14-07-2009, 12:28

Military : pitch black.. doss bag getting zipped up 'ZZZzzzziipp' then curling up into a ball with a daft grin on my face!!

as someone has said.. Lynx helicopter screaming towards you 'two minutes to pick up' nice one..

and 'endex' is a good one

Civvie: Mark 2 Escort BDA engine on full throttle...

Stupid: coughing just as a ring pull on another 'tinnie' is opened..
started in Canada and went on for years in our coy..

I defy anyone not to look up at a spitfire with the merlin engine