Klarinet Archive - Posting 000995.txt from 2004/03

From: "Don Hatfield" <dhatfield@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Advice needed on shipping of large expensive instrument
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 17:14:21 -0500

Walter -
I have no experience shipping instruments via FedEx, but I can tell you that
I've shipped everything from a piccolo to a bari sax to a tuba by UPS and
USPS for twenty years and had only one bad experience, but it was the fault
of the person shipping me a Selmer MK VI alto sax...they didn't pack it
carefully, didn't use enough bubble wrap and foam peanuts, and the sax was
damaged in transit. I still use UPS, they are excellent. USPS does just as
well, I've shipped all over the world with both services.

Don

> I need to ship a large, heavy, expensive instrument cross country. If
anyone
> has had experience with this, I could use advice on what shippers to use,
and
> which
> to avoid.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Walter

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