[Harp-L] Re: Harmonicas and Airport Security...

[Peter and Connie Ruth <conruth@xxxxxxxxx>]

I travel by airplane often and I carry with me on the planes 2 cases,  
each containing 15 harmonicas.

When I am about to pass through the security checkpoint I open up my  
two cases before I send them through the ex-ray machine.  This speeds  
up the screening process.  I never put my harps in my checked luggage  
because I want to make sure my harps arrive with me.

Peter Madcat Ruth
madcat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.madcatmusic.net

> From: Isaac Ullah <iiullah@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Harp-L] Harmonicas and Airport Security...
>
> Hi all...     I regularly travel with a leather case of six  
> harmonicas in my carry-on luggage. I've never had any issues with  
> airport security (although an x-ray guy in denver DID recognize them  
> as  harmonicas, and asked me if I played). However, I was recently  
> pulled aside at Chicago O'Hare for a bag check and an "additional  
> screening". Turns out it was because of the harmonicas! Of all  
> places where you think they might recognize a harmonica in an x-ray  
> scanner, you would think it would be in Chicago!!! Has anyone else  
> run into problems at the airport recently with their harmonca case?  
> Should I chance putting them in (*gulp!*) my check-in bags?Rock  
> on,Isaac