Fwd: Carry-on Instrument/Baggage Restrictions

[Sandra Layman <sandralayman...>]

FYI. This was forwarded to the Folk Alliance World Music list.

- Sandra

----- Original Message -----
From: "Theresa L. Teague" <tlti (at) mindspring(dot)com>
To: <fa-worldmusic (at) folk(dot)org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 10:11 AM
Subject: WorldMusic: Fwd: Carry on Instrument/Baggage Restrictions


> FYI....I bet some of you creative, persuasive traveling musicians and road
> managers
> have developed techniques to get around this problem.  Care to share them?
> Theresa
>
> >X-Sender: emworld (at) pop(dot)mindspring(dot)com (Unverified)
> >Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 11:28:57 -0800
> >To: emworld (at) mindspring(dot)com
> >From: Elise Witt <emworld (at) mindspring(dot)com>
> >Subject: Yikes! Carry on Instrument/Baggage Restrictions
> >
> >Dear Musician Friends,
> >
> >As a fellow musician I would like to bring to your attention, the renewed
> >regulations on the part of the airlines to NOT let us carry instruments
on
> >board. PLEASE let's renew our efforts to make instruments a "special
case"
> >and find some way to make the airlines and the FAA finally create a
> >permanent ruling that respects the value of musical instruments and does
> >not equate them with regular carry on baggage.
> >
> >I was so happy when the AFM published the article last summer in the
> >International Musician, telling of new regulations that WOULD let us
carry
> >instruments on board, giving musical instruments a special and unique
> >status. I've been carrying a laminated copy of that article with me on
> >every flight, prepared to whip it out, if challenged by boarding
> >personnel. And often it saved my guitar from the horrible fate of riding
> >in the bowels of the plane, and the even worse fate of being tossed
around
> >by baggage handlers.
> >
> >Imagine then my despair, when I once again whipped out my AFM article
last
> >month, and was told that the regulations had just changed AGAIN and
> >musical instruments are now specifically NOT allowed on board, even if
> >they fit!!!
> >
> >HELP! Many of us travel a lot for our work. We must rally our forces and
> >create some kind of legislation federally, and rules by the airlines,
that
> >mandate musical instruments as valuable and unusual items that can be
> >carried on board if they fit in the overhead compartments (which guitars
> >and many instruments do).
> >
> >I have sent a copy of this email to all my musician friends local and
> >national, and to the Musicians Union asking for help. Thank you for your
> >kind attention and please let me know if you have ideas to aid this
> >process. We must work together as as unified chorus!
> >
> >Peace,
> >
> >Elise Witt
> >Member AFM Local 1000 (the "non-local" local)
> >Pine Lake GA
> >--
> >Elise Witt
> >
> >Visit my new Website for updates on tour schedule, recordings, special
> >events...
> >http://www.elisewitt.com
> >EMWorld Records
> >PO Box 148, Pine Lake GA 30072
> >(404) 297-8398
>

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