[Trombone-l] Union/Airline Baggage Policy

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Speaking of Anvil cases, I have one that I am trying to sell. It is completely 
functional, although a bit of surface-only rust on the 'ball corners'.
If anyone is interested in a good used trunk (currently $600+ MSRP) for $150, 
please email me.
They're good, VERY protective cases.

Bob Devine
Atlanta, GA
An 'All Shires' family  


Quoting Jason Smith <jbone72 at yahoo.com>:

> 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
> > 
> > -- 
> > DentonLT at usa.net / dentonlt.com
> > +1.512.680.7395
> > Entering DMA: Performance, Trombone
> > The University of Texas at Austin
> > 
> > 
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