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April 19th, 2008
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Traveling ques.
Hi all, this is for those that travel with guitars. I haven't yet so I'm wondering how the airlines handle a guitar. Are they too big to take on as carry on and if so does the airline do o.k. with the guitar as checked baggage?
thanks!
Bob
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April 19th, 2008
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I believe they are too big to take on as carry on. I bought a travel guitar for that reason (camping too!).
I assume they would be fine checked in with the baggage as long as you have a hard shell case (with a lock). I know I've seen guitars in the luggage pick-up areas.
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April 19th, 2008
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It is hit and miss. Some will if they have space in certain closet areas most passengers don't get to use. Most times you have to check it and then it is a crap shoot if it arrives in one piece. Keep in mind the the airline damage refunds are very low so take care how much financial risk you are comfortable with.
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April 19th, 2008
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Other options are travel cases. But they are kinda expensive.
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April 19th, 2008
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I've carried more than one guitar on a plane. That was on South West, but they're probably all different. If you want a travel case my dad has an SKB case I'm using that he had his Martin in when He had a truck crash where he totaled his trailer. His trailer flipped and exploded, but the guitar was ok. So I'd definitely recommend SKB.
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April 19th, 2008
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I've always carried it on as hand luggage,(not in a hard case) and never had a problem.
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April 20th, 2008
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Thanks all!
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April 20th, 2008
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Ian, did it fit in the overhead and was it just in a gig bag as opposed to a hard case?
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April 20th, 2008
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Yes to both. I also had hand luggage, but none of the airlines I've traveled with objected at all. I have no experience of American airlines, I've only flown with European and Asian carriers. Check with the airline first, or your travel agent if you book through one.
Good luck,
Ian
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April 20th, 2008
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I would be real scared to check it. Not only might it be damaged, but it might get 'lost'. My snow skis ended up in Dallas once, I was flying to St. Louis from Minneapolis. I got them back a week later. I've had other luggage mis-directed as well.
So I guess my advice would be to call the airline to be sure you could take it on board.
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April 20th, 2008
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Originally Posted by johnnydoxx
So I guess my advice would be to call the airline to be sure you could take it on board.
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That's what I meant by 'check with the airline' JD, sorry if there was confusion,
Ian 
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April 21st, 2008
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Oh heck if there was any confusion it was on my end where confusion is a somewhat normal state of existence... 
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April 26th, 2008
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In the book Plane Talk, the author had a different solution 
Walk softly, carry an M16
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April 26th, 2008
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Aww, c'mon 6string, what is it? I can't afford the book right now and I'm traveling in a couple of weeks 
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April 28th, 2008
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I've checked my guitar a number of times with no problems - I'm looking around now for some wood to knock on - don't want to tempt fate. I've never tried to carry it on - just assumed they wouldn't let me. I'll try next time.
Some people loosen the strings but I read (I think on the Larrivee site) that it is not a good idea to loosen them. The neck is much stronger when it has the tension of the strings (apparently) - in any case, I've never loosened them.
These days they don't like you to lock baggage that gets checked in. You could try "locking" it with a cable tie - that way security can snip it off if they want to inspect it. Of course, so can any one else, but at least it's a bit more difficult.
Another suggestion is to pack a bunch of socks in and around the neck to keep it cushioned.
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