Members doodie Posted January 5, 2013 Members Share Posted January 5, 2013 http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow...214634001.htmlI feel seriously bad for the guy, I used to check in my guitar with just "Soft Case" for 5 years and the only damage I got was just minor scratch on the soft case and one small dent on one of my guitar. But I guess I'll switch to hard case from now on. BTW Cathay Pacific did a terrific job with checked-in musical instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GCDEF Posted January 5, 2013 Members Share Posted January 5, 2013 My worst nightmare would be a serious hand injury. Guitars can be replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GCDEF Posted January 5, 2013 Members Share Posted January 5, 2013 My worst nightmare would be a serious hand injury. Guitars can be replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Surrealistic Posted January 5, 2013 Members Share Posted January 5, 2013 Originally Posted by GCDEF My worst nightmare would be a serious hand injury. Guitars can be replaced. That's a very good point. I do feel for the guy here and I'd be really bummed if that happened to me but yeah, there are worse things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Surrealistic Posted January 5, 2013 Members Share Posted January 5, 2013 Originally Posted by GCDEF My worst nightmare would be a serious hand injury. Guitars can be replaced. That's a very good point. I do feel for the guy here and I'd be really bummed if that happened to me but yeah, there are worse things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billythegoat Posted January 5, 2013 Members Share Posted January 5, 2013 I feel sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sailorofdarknes Posted January 5, 2013 Members Share Posted January 5, 2013 Originally Posted by GCDEF My worst nightmare would be a serious hand injury. Guitars can be replaced. ^^This. At least now he can purchase a 335 that has a BM fretboard, which in 30 years will be worth way more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members joecool1963 Posted January 5, 2013 Members Share Posted January 5, 2013 The tone is pretty flat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bad Robot Posted January 5, 2013 Members Share Posted January 5, 2013 My worst nightmare would be either a bad hand injury or lose my hearing. As was said, a guitar can be replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faber Posted January 5, 2013 Members Share Posted January 5, 2013 It is fairly stupid not to have it in a proper flight case. I had a Gibson with one of those cases, and the case is pretty much worthless against any serious impact. I'm sorry his guitar was smashed and it is bad that baggage handlers treat stuff so, but their disregard for the belongings they handle is well known and he should have planned for it. Not the way it ought to be, but when you know that people will mistreat your instrument it's foolish not to plan based on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deadbeat Son Posted January 5, 2013 Members Share Posted January 5, 2013 Forumite's worst nightmare: seeing the same thread four times with three different titles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bad Robot Posted January 5, 2013 Members Share Posted January 5, 2013 It wasn't United Airlines, was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members D Carroll Posted January 5, 2013 Members Share Posted January 5, 2013 dude should have bought a seat for the guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NinjaModder Posted January 5, 2013 Members Share Posted January 5, 2013 Originally Posted by D Carroll dude should have bought a seat for the guitar He tried but they refused him it. That is apparently what he normally does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slideroni Posted January 5, 2013 Members Share Posted January 5, 2013 Sympathies to the dude, but if I had a '65, I'd leave it home, and travel with an Epi or something. In a proper case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PurpleTrails Posted January 5, 2013 Members Share Posted January 5, 2013 Originally Posted by Bad Robot My worst nightmare would be either a bad hand injury or lose my hearing. As was said, a guitar can be replaced. Since I suffer both from carpal tunnel syndrome and tinnitus, I'd have to agree. If you read the article the guitar is repairable, though it's going to cost over $1900 to do so. Also can't believe he's flying without a flight case for it, though I ran into one of the guitarists for Wilco in a baggage claim area one time, and he had checked an acoustic through in a cheap fiberboard case. He said he did it all the time, and would just replace the guitar if it got damaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members D Carroll Posted January 5, 2013 Members Share Posted January 5, 2013 Originally Posted by NinjaModder He tried but they refused him it. That is apparently what he normally does. he didn't buy a seat, he was trying to have them put it in a closet, or any open space inside the plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members noisebloom Posted January 5, 2013 Members Share Posted January 5, 2013 Originally Posted by Bad Robot It wasn't United Airlines, was it? Oh come on now, you can't just drop that reference and leave it hanging, now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Blackface Posted January 5, 2013 Members Share Posted January 5, 2013 Originally Posted by GCDEF My worst nightmare would be a serious hand injury. Guitars can be replaced. Yeah, you're right. This thread is an invalid discussion topic. Better start one about hand injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members duncandonuts Posted January 6, 2013 Members Share Posted January 6, 2013 Originally Posted by D Carroll he didn't buy a seat, he was trying to have them put it in a closet, or any open space inside the plane. Would not have done any good to buy a second seat since the restrictions on carry on size are set in stone. I feel for the guy but he really did this to himself in the end. For my 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members D Carroll Posted January 6, 2013 Members Share Posted January 6, 2013 Originally Posted by duncandonuts Would not have done any good to buy a second seat since the restrictions on carry on size are set in stone. I feel for the guy but he really did this to himself in the end. For my 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hard Truth Posted January 6, 2013 Members Share Posted January 6, 2013 I did it once and survived, but I would never check in an expensive guitar in a case less than an Anvil type ATA case. They aren't that expensive compared to the value of many guitars. When I did have to check in a good guitar in an ordinary hardshell case I added internal padding and put a strap around the case. Uusually I carry on my Steinberger Spirit guitar. Never had an issue with security or the airlines about carrying it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ashtray Posted January 7, 2013 Members Share Posted January 7, 2013 Last time I checked luggage with anything valuable in it, the items were stolen from my suitcase. (about $2k worth - new laptop and wrapped Xmas presents.). I filed a police report. My homeowner's deductible essentially wouldn't cover it bc it was a work computer (ie, not mine). Employer's insurance wouldn't cover it for other reasons. That was a bad Xmas - couldn't get my work done, and the gifts for my family ($400 worth) were all stolen. I contacted the airline but they said it wasn't their problem. I contacted both airports but they both gave me the runaround that I couldn't prove which airport it happened at. As for flying with instruments - I've used hard cases in the past and gotten them back absolutely trashed - but instrument inside was safe and sound. I hate airlines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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