Shipping a Guitar

[Chankgeez]

Also, for the record, You can always take a normal-sized on the plane with you if it's in a soft case and you're able to board early and you're flying within the country:

An air carrier providing air transportation shall permit a passenger to carry a violin, guitar, or other musical instrument in the aircraft cabin, without charging the passenger a fee in addition to any standard fee that carrier may require for comparable carry-on baggage, if

(A) the instrument can be stowed safely in a suitable baggage compartment in the aircraft cabin or under a passenger seat, in accordance with the requirements for carriage of carry-on baggage or cargo established by the Administrator; and

(B) there is space for such stowage at the time the passenger boards the aircraft.

http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies ... l95[1].pdf

Print that section out and take it with you to the airport.

In theory, but not always in practice...

and it also doesn't say anything about the airline giving you a huge hassle about it either.

[D.o.S.]

Hence the "print that section out and take it with you to the airport." bit.

I even gold starred it.

[Grrface]

Also, for the record, You can always take a normal-sized on the plane with you if it's in a soft case and you're able to board early and you're flying within the country:

An air carrier providing air transportation shall permit a passenger to carry a violin, guitar, or other musical instrument in the aircraft cabin, without charging the passenger a fee in addition to any standard fee that carrier may require for comparable carry-on baggage, if

(A) the instrument can be stowed safely in a suitable baggage compartment in the aircraft cabin or under a passenger seat, in accordance with the requirements for carriage of carry-on baggage or cargo established by the Administrator; and

(B) there is space for such stowage at the time the passenger boards the aircraft.

http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies ... l95[1].pdf

Print that section out and take it with you to the airport.

In theory, but not always in practice...

and it also doesn't say anything about the airline giving you a huge hassle about it either.

It's that (B) that gets you. Might be worth paying for priority boarding to make sure that there's still plenty of room.

[Chankgeez]

It's that (B) that gets you. Might be worth paying for priority boarding to make sure that there's still plenty of room.

Yep.

Hence the "print that section out and take it with you to the airport." bit.

Sometimes that doesn't even help.

[sonidero]

Hence the "print that section out and take it with you to the airport." bit.

Sometimes that doesn't even help.

Assuming ANYONE at an Airport can use their Critical Thinking Brain???

[Uncle Grandfather]

I'm beginning to wonder about D.O.S's post....seemed legit, but even he's getting hassled and he's not even a party to the trip.

[Chankgeez]

I'm beginning to wonder about D.O.S's post....seemed legit, but even he's getting hassled and he's not even a party to the trip.

D.o.S. is legit.

I just sometimes disagree with him.

[Uncle Grandfather]

I'm beginning to wonder about D.O.S's post....seemed legit, but even he's getting hassled and he's not even a party to the trip.

D.o.S. is legit.

I just sometimes disagree with him.

i know. i'm just having a laugh about it

[sonidero]

Secretly we just tolerate the D.O.S. cause he's scary and might bash us with a Snowboard and leave us on the back of some gnarly mountain...

[D.o.S.]

2 legit 2 quit.

Also:

Disassemble and ship is how I've always done it.

:surprise:

Also now I want to invoke this clause explicitly to bring a melodica onto the aircraft in such a way that I'd be able to play it mid-flight. I think the vibe of a whole airplane full of people who want to kill you would be pretty exciting.

[Uncle Grandfather]

Secretly we just tolerate the D.O.S. cause he's scary and might bash us with a Snowboard and leave us on the back of some gnarly mountain...

[greyscales]

I shipped a Jazzmaster in a case via Fedex once and I have to admit it was a lot cheaper than I expected. Just used a box from a previous guitar (check a music store?).
Didn't even loosen the strings IIRC and it got to me a couple days later.

Sometimes shipping things in multiple boxes (especially those flat rate boxes) can be more expensive.

[MEC]

FedEx is the way to go.
I've shipped 5 or 6 guitars/basses and multiple amps and never had a problem.

A Jazzcaster in a HSC from FL to VA was $35 for 3 business days and that included insurance and tracking.

They also have an option to ship it to the FedEx Office store nearest your destination and you just pick it up whenever you get in.