[Dixielandjazz] flying with your instrument

[Don Ingle]

This matter of carry on instruments is a long-standing pain in the
you-know-where since it varies from airline to airline in how willing they
are to cooperate. Even quoting this AVO6100-19 ruling does not assure you of
making the plane along with your axe.
Then there is the matter of how much the airline will reimburse if something
is damaged. On some flights you must sign a waver of liability to gain
access with your horn -- even in luggage.
I recall the times that we (Sons of Bix) flew to gigs at fests and Russ
Whitman, my favorite bass sax player, had to get his bass sax on. The old
case wouldn't stand up to usual baggage handling, so Russ had a special case
made of heavy plywood with yards of stuffing inside to protect it.
It looked like a coffin. When checking it in one time enroute to Colorado,
the ticket clerk was checking it in as luggage. Looking this this large
wooden box, the clerk asked..."What does this contain.?" The late Glenn
Koch, right behind Russ, answered with a straight face but with a pixie
glint in his eyes before Russ could. "The earthly remains of Adrian
Rollini." The cleck was a bit startled by the roaring laughter of the jolly
band of minstrels in line.
Don Ingle
---- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Kashishian" <kash at ran.es>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 5:53 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] flying with your instrument


I know that flying with your instrument has been discussed on DJML
before, but this little snippet is new to me.  It came from my sister
when we were discussing my buying a flight case to bring my Mother's
1924 Martin guitar back with me to Spain.  I still insist it will be
hard to get it on board if it doesn't fit in through the scanners &
won't fit in the overhead bin.
Has anyone heard of AVO6100-19?

"All musical instruments are permitted on flights after proper
screening, in addition to carry-on bags. If the TSA security people
give you a hard time about this, you can politely tell them that AVO
Directive 6100-19 clearly allows you to carry on your instrument. We
emphasize 'politely' because you may find that your instrument may get
on board, but you won't."

Jim





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