Re: [Hornlist] overseas transport IMPORTANT

2007-07-03 Thread Greg Campbell
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hans's advice is invaluable. You must suspend the valve section. Then prevent other moving around and bumping into things or the case. Make sure the latches cannot come undone easily, and wrap it with a luggage strap. If anyone could put photos online showing how to

Re: [Hornlist] overseas transport IMPORTANT

2007-07-03 Thread Steve Haflich
From: Greg Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hans's advice is invaluable. You must suspend the valve section. Then prevent other moving around and bumping into things or the case. Make sure the latches cannot come undone easily, and wrap it with a

Re: [Hornlist] overseas transport IMPORTANT

2007-07-01 Thread Herbert Foster
I should think that removing the valve slides would help. You could wrap them and put them with your clothes. While the slides are not as heavy as the valves, they hang out there a distance from the braces and would put a big load on them during a bump. Herb Foster --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

RE: [Hornlist] overseas transport IMPORTANT

2007-07-01 Thread hans
. == -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Herbert Foster Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 12:49 PM To: The Horn List Subject: Re: [Hornlist] overseas transport IMPORTANT I should think that removing the valve slides would help. You could wrap them and put

Re: [Hornlist] overseas transport

2007-06-30 Thread scott young
request something like this. Respectfully Submitted, Scott Young From: sirgallihad [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: The Horn List horn@music.memphis.edu To: The Horn List horn@music.memphis.edu Subject: Re: [Hornlist] overseas transport Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 19:37:03 -0400 well, it turns out

Re: [Hornlist] overseas transport IMPORTANT

2007-06-30 Thread BrassArtsUnlim
In a message dated 6/30/2007 1:50:44 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hello, more important than all the outside packing is it, to prevent the heavier valve section to rip off the body of the horn. To do so, you place a 4 x 2 piece of 0,5 thick moss rubber or other

Re: [Hornlist] overseas transport

2007-06-29 Thread Carlberg Jones
At 6:03 PM -0400 6/29/07, sirgallihad wrote: I'm going overseas to europe with my youth orchestra in a couple days, and I was wondering how I should best pack my horn for transport on the plane. It unfortunately will be in the luggage compartment underneath the plane, but it is in its hardcase.

Re: [Hornlist] overseas transport

2007-06-29 Thread Fred
Assuming from your note that your case does not fit carry-on measurement requirements, and that you have a fixed-bell horn. Carlberg's advice sounds good if you really, really have to trust it to those sensitive gorillas who handle baggage. Some folks advocate 'double boxing' (horn in box with

Re: [Hornlist] overseas transport

2007-06-29 Thread sirgallihad
from what I've heard, they seem to be losetening the pressure off the strings, and just relying on their formfitted carbon fiber cases (damn string players). I like the packing peanuts option, and I think that I'll go with that, thank you. and no, it dosen't have a screwbell On 6/29/07, Fred

Re: [Hornlist] overseas transport

2007-06-29 Thread Carlberg Jones
At 7:24 PM -0400 6/29/07, sirgallihad wrote: from what I've heard, they seem to be losetening the pressure off the strings, and just relying on their formfitted carbon fiber cases (damn string players). I like the packing peanuts option, and I think that I'll go with that, thank you. and no, it

RE: [Hornlist] overseas transport

2007-06-29 Thread Bill Gross
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of sirgallihad Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 6:24 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; The Horn List Subject: Re: [Hornlist] overseas transport from what I've heard, they seem to be losetening the pressure off the strings, and just relying

Re: [Hornlist] overseas transport

2007-06-29 Thread sirgallihad
well, it turns out that because we're traveling as a group, I'm limited to the size of the horn case for storing it. so are there any other possibilities for arranging it so that I don't need a big box? On 6/29/07, Carlberg Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 7:24 PM -0400 6/29/07, sirgallihad

Re: [Hornlist] overseas transport

2007-06-29 Thread Carlberg Jones
At 7:37 PM -0400 6/29/07, sirgallihad wrote: well, it turns out that because we're traveling as a group, I'm limited to the size of the horn case for storing it. so are there any other possibilities for arranging it so that I don't need a big box? Of course you'll check size limits for

RE: [Hornlist] overseas transport IMPORTANT

2007-06-29 Thread hans
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of sirgallihad Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 12:37 AM To: The Horn List Subject: Re: [Hornlist] overseas transport well, it turns out that because we're traveling as a group, I'm limited to the size of the horn case for storing it. so