[Trombone-l] Carry-On Instruments

[Josh Kane]

it is legit. I read an article about it in the AFM Journal from maybe  
2 months ago.

Josh

On Mar 2, 2007, at 5:41 PM, Bill Dinwiddie wrote:

> Has anyone else received an e-mail similar to this one:
>
> "For years, AFM members have had problems bringing musical instruments
> aboard planes as carry-on luggage. Recently, discussions with the  
> airlines
> trade association and Congress have picked up to the point where an
> acceptable solution to the problem is possible. However, we need to  
> show
> that there is urgency to the problem. We would appreciate it if you  
> would
> describe your recent experiences when traveling with instruments to  
> us so we
> can show the seriousness of the situation for musicians. Please  
> send your
> recent airline experience to me at tperetti at afm.org. Thank you."
>
> It looks legit, but there are so many scams on the net these days  
> that I am
> a little wary of responding to anything that comes in unsolicited.  
> It seems
> like they would have sent out a snail mail letter, on genuine Union
> stationery, if this is for real.
>
> We certainly need better policies for musicians travelling by air,  
> and I
> hope the Union is getting some action from the Feds, but I really  
> don't want
> to get involoved with some scam artist.
>
> Bill Dinwiddie
> billdin at comcast.net
>
>
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