Klarinet Archive - Posting 000212.txt from 2006/08

From: "Howard Shertzer" <shertzhg@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Travelling with instruments
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 15:15:46 -0400

In Raleigh on Sunday, my pocket chapstick was confiscated, but the 4
chapsticks that I use for corkgrease were left in my case, after it went
through Xray.

Howard

From: "Sheri Rolf" <slrolf@-----.net>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 2:56 PM
Subject: RE: [kl] Travelling with instruments

> FWIW, I flew out of Aspen to Atlanta last Thursday with two containers of
> cork grease in my case--one a small round Yamaha and the other in a small
> wooden box. After passing it through x-ray, they opened my case and
> checked
> my reed soaker container to make sure it was empty, but just looked at the
> cork grease. Leaving ATL on Sunday, however, I put the cork grease in my
> checked bag just to avoid any potential problem. There, they simply ran
> my
> case through the x-ray and never even opened it. I was amazed at how
> efficient TSA was in Atlanta.
>
> Sheri
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom.Henson@-----.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 12:16 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: RE: [kl] Travelling with instruments
>
> Does anyone know if carrying cork grease in the case and carrying it on
> has been questioned by the security people?
>
> I have to travel to Knoxville, Tennessee this Friday and will be
> carrying on my clarinet. I have already decided to not carry my
> mouthpiece or any other accessories in the case, but I was wondering
> about cork grease just in case the security personnel want me to
> assemble the clarinet for them.
>
> Perhaps someone coming back from the Clarinetfest in Atlanta can share
> what they went through. Speaking of Clarinetfest, I was not able to
> attend. I am looking forward to someone sharing some comments about it
> on the list.
>
> Tom Henson
>
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