Actually, no less than the late Dick Merewether from Paxman told me that he always preferred to pack fixed bell horns and the cases separately! (This was in the days before readily available bubble wrap!). He always maintained that fixed bell horns were desperately vulnerable to damage in transit.
You are correct though in stressing the importance of filling all empty spaces in the case, so that the horn cannot move if it is bumped. This applies to both fixed and detachable bell horns. The other thing is to support the valve section so that a shock to the case will not bend the rest of the tubing. The valve section is by far the heaviest part of the structure, and needs to be supported firmly in the case. Some styrofoam blocks will help here. Otherwise your advice is right on the money! Cheers, Graeme Evans (Principal Horn, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) +61 3 9318 0690(H), +61 419 880371(B), +61 3 93180893(Fax) E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen McGale Fiehler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 1:57 AM Subject: Re: [Hornlist] shipping horns > I've never heard of shipping the horn and the case separately. The case is > made to protect the horn....what would protect it if it weren't in the > case?? > > Whenever I've shipped horns, which has been quite a few times, I've always > packed the horn in the case with bubble wrap to fill the empty spaces in the > case around the instrument. Then I pack the case in a box that is big > enough to have a couple of extra inches space around the case and fill the > box with styrofoam peanuts as extra padding. This is also how my newest > horn was packaged when it was shipped to me from Rayburn's just over a year > ago. I've never had a horn damaged this way. > > *knock on wood* > karen > > > ****************************************************** > Dr. Karen McGale Fiehler > http://www.hornplanet.com/hornpage/miss_karen/main.asp > > > > > > >From: Matt Menger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: The Horn List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: The Horn List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: [Hornlist] shipping horns > >Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2003 08:43:23 -0500 > > > > > >Just a quick question on the best way to ship a horn by mail: > > > >From my understanding and what I've been told, the best way is to ship the > >case and horn separate, esp. since its a Conn flat case, and the bell can > >get crumpled pretty easily in there. I'm just curious abotu everyone's > >experiences with shipping, and if there are some do's and dont's that I > >should be aware of. > >Thanks, > >Matt Menger > > > >_______________________________________________ > >post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >set your options at > >http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/mistress_karen%40hotmail.com > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > > _______________________________________________ > post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/graev%40comcen.com.au > > _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
