Re: Flying with a guitar... or not

[Tim Mungenast <tmungenast@verizon.net>]

Good ideas, Per!
Thanks.

--- On Sun, 8/5/12, Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Flying with a guitar... or not
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Date: Sunday, August 5, 2012, 6:35 AM
> I don't dare to recommend anything
> except for investing in a real case
> and check it in as "music instrument". Most flight companies
> offer a
> luggage insurance as part of the ticket but such insurance
> is only
> valid if the instrument is packed in a real case. "A real
> case" is one
> with super tight foam that exactly matches the guitar so it
> can not
> move inside, and the surface has to be close to unbreakable.
> A real
> case cost about as much as a cheap guitar but it is worth
> it.
> 
> Another option is to not bring the guitar. After all it is a
> looping
> festival and you can in fact use any audio source to perform
> your
> looping. Many times I have brought a simple flute instead of
> my
> precious guitar and I've seen great loopists simply pick any
> found
> object in the venue to make sound with into a mic connected
> to looping
> gear.
> 
> Here's a guitar travel trick I've used: Pack the guitar
> inside an
> "insurance safe" tight-foam-case to check in. Bring a guitar
> soft-case
> as your carry-on luggage but fill it up with non-instrument
> stuff like
> extra clothes, tooth brush etc. After having safely landed
> at the gig
> territory you may shift the content of the two items to be
> more
> comfortable.
> 
> Greetings from Sweden
> 
> Per Boysen
> www.perboysen.com
> http://www.youtube.com/perboysen
> 
> 
> On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 4:55 AM, Tim Mungenast <tmungenast@verizon.net>
> wrote:
> > Hi Gang!
> >
> > I am deeply honored to be able to play this year's
> festival. One thing that keeps me awake, though, besides
> performance anxiety, is something even more horrible than
> modern air travel: modern air travel with a guitar. Out of
> all my guitars, I cannot think of a single one that I would
> willingly risk to careless or felonious baggage handlers or
> overzealous members of the Security Industrial Complex.
> Sneaking a few pedals into my onboard bag should be easy,
> but the guitar is a much bigger deal.
> >
> > Therefore I think I'd be best served by a guitar that
> will fit onboard and be playable but not something I'll get
> all sentimental over. Should I just look for a vintage Hondo
> II Chiquita (ka-ching!$) or an Erlewine Lazer (ka-ching
> again!)? I've been told that even those Hohner Steinberger
> copies are getting pricey. Maybe one of those novelty
> mini-strats? Any ideas would most welcome and greatly
> appreciated.
> >
> >
> >
> 
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