I've always taken my theorbo and archlute on an extra seat, but have only flown in Europe with it. It's a hassle, a bother, never want to do it, but I prefer it to checking it in. Mine is a toy theorbo with a case of about 175. I understand some airline companies only accept instruments up to 140 as extra seat. I have a smallish archlute with a case of 140. I prefer flying with that one. Well, I prefer flying with the little 6-course, but that's not always an option. YMMV David
******************************* David van Ooijen [1][email protected] [2]www.davidvanooijen.nl ******************************* On 17 June 2014 19:28, Susanne Herre <[3][email protected]> wrote: Dear all, Sorry for a question which arises often here. I have to fly with my theorbo whose case is 1,63m long and I am wondering if it may fit on an extra seat. The body goes into the neck at approx. 56 cm and it is 40cm wide. Otherwise what are your experiences with theorboes in flightcases (in this case: the grey-white Czech one) in the storage of the plane? Would be nice if you could share your experiences! Thank you and all the best, Susanne To get on or off this list see list information at [4]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. mailto:[email protected] 2. http://www.davidvanooijen.nl/ 3. mailto:[email protected] 4. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
