Re: [Harp-L] This ever happen to travelling harp players?

["Vern Smith" <jevern@xxxxxxx>]

If the ramp crew was actually throwing the instruments, I 
think that he has a legitimate gripe. He certainly wrote and 
performed an amusing song about it.

However, I have an "airline-proof" case for the Taylor 
guitar that I have flown to SPAH three times with no 
problems.

ANY AIRLINE RELATED DAMAGE TO AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR BEING 
SHIPPED IN AN SKB -18RW CASE WILL BE COVERED UP TO $1500.00 
BY SKB CORPORATION IN ORANGE, CA.

It is a "tank" with wheels and a towing handle.

That is the good news.

The negative is that it weighs 15 lbs without the guitar and 
cost about $300.  Still...that is less than 10% of his $3500 
guitar value and seems reasonable for a person who flies 
regularly with fine instruments.

Southwest is not charging me extra to take it to Sacramento.

I am only a happy customer of Taylor, SKB, and Southwest.

Vern

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "bostonmoejo" <bostonmoejo@xxxxxxx>
To: "Tom Klingl" <tom.klingl@xxxxxxxxxx>; 
<harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 10:29 AM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] This ever happen to travelling harp 
players?


> Yeah, he could have taken a bus, too.  It's still WRONG!
>
>
>
> In a message dated 07/10/09 12:26:00 Eastern Daylight 
> Time, tom.klingl@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
> Without being affiliated with this company I think it
> could have been avoided if he had a Voyage Air guitar
> http://www.voyageairguitar.com/ but they are not cheap
>
> Tom