Kevin, This will not be the answer you want to hear, but I'd suggest you get both. The Pelican is great...I have one and I ship my luteback with no problem. But it's pretty darn big for daily use.
judith Judith Lindenau, CAE, RCE Executive Vice President Traverse Area Association of Realtors http://www.taar.com www.judithlindenau.com How is our service? Please complete THIS SURVEY -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 12:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [HG] soft or hard case? Greetings, I am new to the list. I live in Knoxville, TN, in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains (anyone know of any gurdy players in East TN, NC, Atlanta??). I teach circle dance, play the fiddle, and have been hearing "the call of the gurdy" for several years now. I visited Alden and Cali last summer, tried out some gurdies, and placed an order for one. I talked to Alden yesterday and learned that they are going to have a new "Chinook" gurdy ready for me to pick up when I go out there next month. So, I need to decide whether to get a soft case that I can carry on planes or a hard Pelican case that can be checked. I am very familiar with the peaks and valleys of airport security paranoia- I flew to France for a dance camp three months ago but had to leave my fiddle (which belonged to my grandfather) home because I could not carry it on the plane - and I was not willing to check it. Since then security restrictions have relaxed and the TSA says on its website that its OK now to carry instruments on the plane- at least for domestic flights. I am very inclined to get the soft case, stow it in the overhead bin, and keep a close eye on it when I travel. Does anyone have any recent experience with flying with a gurdy? What are your thoughts, recommendations? On a different note- I had a quick look at the archives for this email group on the Olympic website. They seem to peter out in 2002. Are there up-to-date archives available somewhere for this group? thanks!!! Kevin Meyer www.InThedance.com ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.
