Some Musicians Forced To Check Instruments When Flying

There's a reason they call this Music City. Nashville, of course, is home to some of the world's best musicians.

[@joshwaddell8885]

They will never understand what it means to us because they don’t fuckin play an instrument 🎸 some people just don’t care

[@WintermintP]

It's not that *some* people just don't care. We're the *very few* that actually *do* care.

[@joshablatzheim9075]

​​@@WintermintP I absolument agree with you,I myself am an Opera-Tenor-Violist,and personallement I try to avoid Aeroplane teavelling,in generally,cause I do not like to fly,and in L'Europe,even Europe is the smallest Continent,still for us Europeans there are distances for example,Amsterdam to Gibraltar,where a flight is more convinienced,than the Train or Car. My Viola 🎻is not a "Guarneri del Gesù-Viola" à la 1775,mine is from an unfortunatly "unkown Luthier from France Anno 1919", but still and it is/was when I bought my Viola,quite expensive,too,unless you are a very wealthy Person,who can afford a 50 000 Euro/ US Dollar,or Swiss Franken CHF,it is almost one by one,even the Swiss Franken Course is quite higher🤷‍♂️,or even String Instruments are the "pevert" highest prices from all Instruments,also Piano can be pervert expensive, unfortounatly!!! Until 3-5 Mio US-Dollars,or Euros, CHF Swiss Franken all curencies!!! Truely awful!!! All the best to you and crossing Finger for luck with Travelling with your Instrument.🍀🍀🍀 Greetings from Europe German Swiss Border Area Lörrach Germany 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇨🇵,just 10 Min away from Basel,🇨🇭= to the 🇺🇸 Yours, Josha 🙋‍♂️🎼🎶

[@WintermintP]

@@joshablatzheim9075 I bought my guitar at $2,500 and then I ended up putting at least another $1,500-$2,000 in upgrades alone. 😭😭😭😭 It's THE most expensive electric guitar I've ever owned by a mile. One-of-a-kind pickups, Hipshot monorail saddles, Luminlay block inlays, 9 strings...

[@joshablatzheim9075]

​​@@WintermintP dear Wintermint P, I deeply hope you are fine and wish you all the beloved best afterwards for 2024 🍀🍀🍀🎼🎶 health the most important thing,happines joy wonderful Concerts and "hopefully "goooood travellings with your Instrument 🍀🍀🍀🙏 Since Corona,I changed my Job,did an Education as a Respiratory Therapist and a Feet Reflex Massage Therapist, but once in a while,I have a Performance,I'm a Classical Tenore,Violist,and a Panpipeflutist, I do Alternative Music,combining classical Arias if Opera,or Arie Antiche with composing with Viola and Panpipe with it,and also own composings. I wish you all the best with your Music Performances and all the best for your Path 🍀🍀🍀🙏 Kind regards from 🇪🇺🇩🇪 to the US 🇺🇸, Yours, Josha 🙋‍♂️🎼🎶

[@spokes28]

The law should read that an instrument owner can sue the airlines for damage .

[@eddielightner]

I had a mandolin that look like it went through a wood chipper and it was in a hardcase and thats why I don't fly American Airlines anymore.

[@thompson4620]

That sucks. All airlines have a bad record with this though.

[@JoanKSX]

Try Southwest Airline, since this airline keep popping up at acoustic double bass forum. And I heard Singapore Airline gives really good reputation about instruments too. Best regards

[@somanathbehera2832]

can i take a yamaha keyboard also.

[@JoanKSX]

Sometimes I wonder, by sticking 'This costs USD 1 million dollar, make sure you take care of or else your whole life will be cursed' might work like protecting charm to the precious instruments? Hmmmm

[@joschelei262]

Sue the airlines, they obviously don't regard the great cost and value of instruments.

[@hakimdurand8427]

Why cant we just hold the guitar infront of you?

[@randucci]

For the same reason they don't allow any carry-ons that don't fit under the seat, it's a safety concern, can't have things in the way in an emergency.

[@hakimdurand8427]

@@randucci yet a dog can be considered a carry on? wth

[@randucci]

@@hakimdurand8427 yes, small dogs.

[@FelipotheMiraculous]

Hey guys I wonder to buy some cheap piano keyboard cause i have big Workstation that i wont risk taking with me on the plane. What are your thoughts is it possible to take electronic instrument with me on a plane (not in a luggage spot?)