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stupified
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 Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 1:28 am Post subject: Trouble mailing musical instriments to the USA/ |
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I want to mail a violin back to thge USA. I know there's some kind of change in policy for mailing musical instriments. I'd carry it in with me on the plane but I'm already carrying another. I heard you maybe have to list the materials of the violins when you send it or some such stuff. I'm also considering mailing a guitar back if its not too expensive.
I'd love some feedback. Anybody have experience with this?
Thank You! |
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pacificman
Joined: 31 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 3:47 am Post subject: |
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| I mailed a Kurzweiler electronic keyboard to the USA, but it was quite expensive, not to mention the price of a suitable case. I imagine a guitar would be lighter and cheaper. |
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Swampfox10mm
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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 5:34 am Post subject: |
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| Not exactly applicable, but a friend flew here Air Canada with his banjo, and when he arrived it had been hacked-open... LITERALLY. The agents, probably checking for drugs, used what appeared to be a crow bar (there were marks where they just hacked into the wood) to rip it in two and send it on its way. |
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12ax7
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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Swampfox10mm wrote: |
| Not exactly applicable, but a friend flew here Air Canada with his banjo, and when he arrived it had been hacked-open... LITERALLY. The agents, probably checking for drugs, used what appeared to be a crow bar (there were marks where they just hacked into the wood) to rip it in two and send it on its way. |
That's why it's recommended to use cases with a TSA lock for instruments (although I doubt that would matter here). |
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Swampfox10mm
Joined: 24 Mar 2011
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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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| 12ax7 wrote: |
| Swampfox10mm wrote: |
| Not exactly applicable, but a friend flew here Air Canada with his banjo, and when he arrived it had been hacked-open... LITERALLY. The agents, probably checking for drugs, used what appeared to be a crow bar (there were marks where they just hacked into the wood) to rip it in two and send it on its way. |
That's why it's recommended to use cases with a TSA lock for instruments (although I doubt that would matter here). |
It wasn't the case that was hacked open. It was the instrument itself. |
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12ax7
Joined: 07 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Swampfox10mm wrote: |
| 12ax7 wrote: |
| Swampfox10mm wrote: |
| Not exactly applicable, but a friend flew here Air Canada with his banjo, and when he arrived it had been hacked-open... LITERALLY. The agents, probably checking for drugs, used what appeared to be a crow bar (there were marks where they just hacked into the wood) to rip it in two and send it on its way. |
That's why it's recommended to use cases with a TSA lock for instruments (although I doubt that would matter here). |
It wasn't the case that was hacked open. It was the instrument itself. |
Well, that's pure negligence. What did your friend do? |
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stupified
Joined: 10 Jan 2010
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| Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 2:52 am Post subject: |
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| My violin is very light and does have a lock. Thanks for the head's up on that. |
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