RE: Transporting my acoustic guitar to santa cruz on my flight, etc.

["Bernhard Wagner LD" <loopdelightml@nosuch.biz>]

Like two jealous (elderly) mistresses they're still carrying out a nasty
fight. The rejuvenation measures we've performed on them (pick up
transplant) really set them up!

In any case, I'll let them decide...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: William Walker [mailto:billwalker@baymoon.com]
> Sent: Sonntag, 2. Oktober 2005 02:04
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Subject: RE: Transporting my acoustic guitar to santa cruz on my flight,
> etc.
> 
> Hmmm
> I'm not sure I'd call your guitar cute, Handsome in a weather beaten 
>Clint
> Eastwood would be more appropriate, You talkin tele or that Ibanez 
>thingy?
> Bill
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bernhard Wagner LD [mailto:loopdelightml@nosuch.biz]
> Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005 2:08 PM
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Subject: RE: Transporting my acoustic guitar to santa cruz on my flight,
> etc.
> 
> 
> Hi Kris
> 
> My procedure is basically the same as yours, only, because it's an
> over-the-big-pond-flight the lockers (or "overhead compartments") are big
> enough to accommodate my cute little guitar. They've denied cabin-access
> to
> it before, declaring it as "carry-on luggage", which was fine by me, too.
> 
> HTH
> Bernhard
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kris Hartung [mailto:khartung@cableone.net]
> > Sent: Samstag, 1. Oktober 2005 22:37
> > To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> > Subject: Transporting my acoustic guitar to santa cruz on my flight,
> etc.
> >
> > Just some interesting tid bids and a follow up on this. I just called
> > Horizon/Alaska, my airline to Santa Cruz, and the the place where they
> > stow the a la carte bagage is both pressurized and temperature
> > controlled....it's the same place they keep animals, so I'm not worred
> > about freezing my acoustic guitar. The rep on the phone suggested I
> > first try to get the guitar on the plane and sweet talk the stewardess.
> > There is a closet on the plane, but it is not for customers...I have
> > used this in the past or guitars, however. So, my plan is to enter the
> > plane with my guitar and plead for them to put it in their closet, but
> > if they can't, at least I know the guitar will not be in a temperature
> > contolled area. I'm also plastering stickers all over it with Fragile,
> > Handle with Care, etc.  That's my plan, and I'm stickin' to it.
> >
> > What is everyone else doing? Bernhard?
> >
> > Kris
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kris Hartung [mailto:khartung@cableone.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 9:40 PM
> > To: 'Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com'
> > Subject: RE: still goin clean
> >
> >
> > I think the under-carrier baggage areas temperatures are temperature
> > controlled. Have you heard differently? I mean people put liquids in
> > their baggage all of the time...shampoo, etc...I've never had a frozen
> > item out of my baggage, even after a 14 hour trip from West US to 
>Italy.
> > This is a main concern too...a nice wood finish being exposed to sub-0
> > degrees is frightening, even if for only 1 1/2 hours.   I may try to
> > bring the guitar on board and sweet talk the stewardess into putting it
> > somewhere....there must be some place.  On my business drop to the Bay
> > area last week, I saw a cello player walk off the same small plane with
> > his instrument in a hard case. I was wondering wher he had it, or if he
> > had purchased a seat for it.
> >
> > Or I could ship the guitar to someone in Santa Cruz...last resort.
> > Better yet...get a Steinberger!  :)  It must be nice to be Kid Beyond.
> >
> > Kris
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Travis Hartnett [mailto:travishartnett@gmail.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 9:12 PM
> > To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> > Subject: Re: still goin clean
> >
> >
> > It's not the air pressure to worry about, but the handlers and the 
>cold,
> > in that order.
> >
> > TravisH
> >
> > On 9/29/05, Kris Hartung <khartung@cableone.net> wrote:
> > > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > >
> > > I hear you! I'm checking in my 5 space rack with the rest of my
> > > baggage, and hope it doesn't go over the 60 pound limit. I hope to
> > > check in my rack and a large suitcase with my wires and controllers,
> > > and a few clothes, and then walk on the plane with my two laptops and
> > > guitar. The flight from Boise to San Jose is short and on a small
> > > plane with no closets, so I think I will have to put my acoustic
> > > guitar on the a la carte and have it stored under the plane. I don't
> > > know what else to do. The overhead compartments in the plane are too
> > > small for my electric, otherwise I would bring it. No closets, no
> > > overheads...leads to only checking my guitar in...but I'm sure it is
> > > pressurized where they store the a la carte bags.
> > >
> > > Kris
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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