Re: large instrument transportation

[Lori Cahan-Simon <l_cahan...>]

MaxwellSt (at) aol(dot)com wrote:

> In a message dated 7/9/2001 8:43:36 AM Central Daylight Time,
> klezmusic (at) earthlink(dot)net writes:
>
>
>
>> And yes, flight cases are not indestructable. I was at Augusta
>> Heritage the
>> year that a prominent performers' Martin showed up in 100
>> smithereens. It'd
>> been in an ATA approved flight case. Apparently forklifts don't read
>> the ATA
>> regulations...
>
> Listen to Tom Paxton's song, "Thank You, Republic Airlines, for
> Breaking the
> Neck of My Guitar."  Never piss off a lyricist.
> Lori

I believe Mott the Hoople's "All the Way to Memphis" (If my memory
serves me correctly) has some guitar calamity in it as well.

Lorele