[Trombone-l] Union/Airline Baggage Policy

[Jason Smith]

several of the schools where I live use a  "Anvil"
style case.  These things are so heavy but they seem
to really protect the school instruments.  If I were
to travel airlines alot I would invest in one of these
or
simular


--- Denton Thomas <dentonlt at usa.net> wrote:

> Bill,
> 
> Personally, I haven't had much trouble traveling
> with my horn (2 fairly 
> minor crinkles in 6-8 years).  I don't believe the
> situation is ideal, 
> but it works.
> 
> Yearly, I fly 6-8 times here in the US and across to
> Melbourne, 
> Australia.  Not a ton, but normal for a student. 
> Normally I fly on 
> Southwest, United, Continental, Qantas, American.  I
> play a Shires Bass, 
> and now use a BAM gig w/ backpack straps.  I've
> heard that some symphony 
> players will check their bam cases straight off
> (!#%), but I'm not brave 
> enough for that.  I put mine into a hard golf case
> which is surely 
> larger than 72 linear inches.  Although I don't
> bother with bubble wrap, 
> I do pack in towels, jeans, and shoes along the
> sides (to keep the case 
> from moving around).
> 
> I've only been charged extra once - on the way back
> from Hawaii.  That 
> was because I packed in a lot of souvenirs, and the
> inter-island weight 
> load on Hawaiian stinks. :)  It's Hawaii, though, so
> $25 was worth it.
> 
> Again, I don't think my situation is ideal.  I've
> had my bell crinkled 
> twice, but not with the current travel setup. 
> Previously I tried using 
> a hard case (checked it the horn in the case w/
> bubble wrap, yada yada. 
> Crinkled it real nice on the first time out ... I
> was 19, whaddya 
> expect?), and my Edwards bass in its leather gig
> inside of a golf case 
> (that got my bell just once over a few years). 5
> years of travel sure 
> beats the hell out of a golf case.  Time for a new
> one of those, but 
> they're cheap compared to new horns :)
> 
> I'm interested in hearing how other guys cope,
> especially bass 
> trombonists?  I'm really afraid to carry-on my horn,
> even in the BAM, 
> because I don't want to see it get 'gate-checked'
> all the way to my 
> destination.  I have an inappropriate 10.5" bell - I
> know it would fit 
> in the overhead on the Qantas trans-Pacific flights,
> but that doesn't 
> help when I travel domestically here or there.  I
> heard that Weismann 
> was going to be making some cool bass bone gigs, but
> they hadn't started 
> production when I inquired (last October).
> 
> Great question, Bill.  Hope to hear what more people
> have to say.  
> Thanks for the run-down on the AFM materials, too.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Denton Thomas
> 
> -- 
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> +1.512.680.7395
> Entering DMA: Performance, Trombone
> The University of Texas at Austin
> 
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