Hi Paul, I was one of four people who flew Ryanair from Stansted to go piping in Italy in 2008. Knowing that my bag would be under my direct supervision, I carried my pipes in an ordinary soft holdall that complied with Ryanair's 'carry on' luggage dimensions.
The chanter and drones both were well protected inside separate PVC tubes (in my case, 38mm internal diameter plumbing waste pipe, which actually slides neatly over the stocks) which I wrapped together for added strength. The pipes then fitted diagonally into the hold-all and I packed my soft kit around them. This allowed me to carry my pipes and what I need for a short stay all together in a single piece of cabin baggage. It worked. Richard >----Original Message---- >From: [email protected] >Date: 19/03/2010 9:07 >To: <[email protected]> >Subj: [NSP] Travel bag for pipes > >I know that this was recently discussed on this forum but I cannot find > anything suitable for carry-on luggage. Any recommendations for a > travel bag for NSPs when taking them on airlines? Not checking them in > as Ryanair charge a premium if they know it is a musical instrument but > want something strong but light. > I know a sax gig bag was mentioned and I was looking form something > similar. Any other ideas? > Paul > Dublin -- > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
