Klarinet Archive - Posting 000080.txt from 2002/08

From: "Marcia S. Bundi" <mbundi@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Flying with Instrument
Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2002 20:52:08 -0400

I flew from MT to NM and back at the end of June, and had very few
problems. I sent my bass (wrapped in bubble wrap in its case) in a
stryofoam-lined cardboard box sealed with duct tape through luggage, and
the instrument arrived (at both ends) just fine. I carried the roll of
tape in my carry-on just in case, but there were no problems. I carried
on my clarinet and bass stand, and the only problem was that the security
people couldn't figure out what that solid thing was that showed up on
the x-ray; they searched the bag by hand (DO NOT try to help them!),
going right to that end, to see what it was. (Top end of stand.) If you
carry a reed knife/file, take it out of your case and send it with your
baggage. Ditto a pocketknife (it's what I use on my reeds). Again, DO NOT
try to take it in the cabin!

I was never searched, and that first time was the only time my bag was
looked at, but I regularly saw other people getting pulled out of line.
Good luck!

I had my metronome and tuner in the case and there were no questions.
However, when I arrived at my home airport, we heard this strange sound
in the back of the car and found the mentronome had been turned on! I had
sent the carryon through luggage via the cart parked at the bottom of the
plane's ladder, so somewhere in handling it was bumped just right . . .
good thing there's a lot of noise at the airport and most everyone wears
ear protection and that this is a dinky airport -- 'cause I got the
loudest metronome the store had!

A number of years ago, I took my clarinet and folding metal stand with
me, and the bag got stopped under the x-ray. The security people were
quite puzzled, until this big black dude strolled up, looked, and said,
"Horn -- clarinet -- broken down into bits. Music stand." And that was
that.

Marcia in MT

On Sat, 3 Aug 2002 12:02:11 -0400 Karona Poindexter <poindka@-----.net>
writes:
>I thought this subject was covered but I searched the archives and
>didn't find anything on it. I wanted some advice or information on
>musicians's experience flying with their clarinet post September 11,
>2001.
>
>I will be going to Florida tomorrow and will be taking my clarinet
>onto
>the plane with me. Has anyone been through check-in and search with
>their instrument? If so, did the baggage people go through your case
>and handled your clarinet and reeds, etc.?
>
>Please respond to this email.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Karona Poindexter
>
>
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