Re: large instrument transportation

[Alex J. Lubet <lubet001...>]

Responding to the message of <3B48FED9(dot)2E37E79F (at) mindspring(dot)com>
from jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org:
> 
> Dear List,
> 
> I may soon be taking my battered old cello on its first plane trip. I'm
> somewhat clueless about protocol regarding instrument storage. Is there
> an option between checking my instrument and buying it a seat? What
> should I say when I buy my ticket? And last, will it be possible to get
> away without having a hard case? I never really had a need for one, the
> cloth case has done me pretty well all these years.
> 
> Thank you for your help.
> 
I've had to deal with this recently and there is no intermediate option.  I was 
told (by the airline) to wrap my guitar case (a very hard case, but not a 
special and very expensive travel case, expressly for planes) in bubble wrap if 
I didn't want to buy it a ticket.  A travel case would have been much more 
expensive than the planefare.  I'll probably have to break down and get such a 
case eventually, but I ended up driving to Chicago that time (and again to 
Winnipeg a few weeks ago).  As soon as I get an undriveable gig that will cover 
the cost of the travel case, I'm getting one.

The alternative is to learn flute.



Alex Lubet, Ph. D.
Morse Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor of Music
Adjunct Professor of American and Jewish Studies
University of Minnesota
2106 4th St. S
Minneapolis, MN 55455
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