I have some good news about this:
I purchased the following hard case from THE CONTAINER STORE for just $29.99
and it is excellent:
http://www.containerstore.com/browse/Product.jhtml?CATID=71235&PRODID=62806
I can attest that I used this case to send my lute-backed Hurdy Gurdy to the
original maker in order to be repaired. The HG was padded with some bubble
wrap and sent in this case via UPS Ground, and returned to me via UPS
Ground. It has a place for a lock (I used a combination lock), and has
wheels; it is both light and strong.
I couldn't be more pleased with this case!
Sincerely,
M. Laird
From: "Judith Lindenau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: [HG] soft or hard case?
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 13:01:37 -0500
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
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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
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