Check with your airline that they will accept it as hand luggage first, they vary, and my experience has been mixed. It often just depends on the disposition of the person who checks you in. I have had my Border pipes (long Savage & Hoy case) in the hold reluctantly but without damage, but I've heard other tales. In the UK the Musicians' Union has cooperated with the air travel industry to produce guidelines which members can show to any check-in staff unwilling to accept instruments as hand luggage. On one occasion I packed mine in a soft hold-all to take on board because of size restrictions.
Many Uilleann pipers prefer a hard gun-case, which must have led to interesting experiences at airports during the height of the Irish troubles. On 10/7/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a practical question. > Can anyone suggest a decent hard case that i could use to transport a > set of pipes in as hand luggage on a longhaul flight? What do other > people use? > Also, I'll be travelling for 20-30 hours, and would appreciate any > hints on how to minimize humidity issues/effects on the pipes. > Cheers - Neil > > -- > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
