Re: [Hornlist] shipping horns

[Matt Menger]

The only reason I mention shipping the horn and case separate is that I 
have heard quite a few war stories about the flat-wood cases.  If the 
case is struck where the bell sits, apparently it can do some major 
damage to the bell.  It sounds like I will probably ship the horn in the 
case, but with a little more padding in there too.
-Mat Menger

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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
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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

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