The wood horn for the Columbia BI I wrote in about yesterday had a 3/8" plywood crate built for it, in addition to the pads and spacers inside. There were thick styrofoam layers, cut to the interior dimensions of the box, with an accurate hole cut in the middle for the narrower end of the horn to protrude through and retain a good, centered position. Accurately cut styrofoam "bricks" between the layers maintained the layer positions. The lid was 1/4" plywood, with screws every four inches around the perimeter. In an odd twist, when the seller took the crate to the shipper (I think it was UPS), they told him they couldn't ship it because it had to be in a cardboard carton. Why, I haven't a clue. So, he took it home, wrapped and taped cardboard around the wooden crate, and returned to the shipper, where they took it without further questioning.
Andy Baron Santa Fe, NM On Feb 4, 2006, at 9:13 PM, john robles wrote: > I once had to ship a wood horn. I had two 24x24 pieces of 1/2" plywood > supported by 4 2x2 posts, one at each corner. I shipped it in that, > with a piece of 24x24 cardboard with a hole in the center that fit > halfway down the box, no damage. A friend in Florida shipped me a horn > in a cardboard cylinder, like a drun cut in half, No damage there > either. > John Robles
