How about crating it so that the legs are hanging free, kind of like when you see a horse picked up in a sling with its legs dangling.
Jim On Oct 1, 2007, at 1:23 PM, Andrew Baron wrote: > Hello all ~ > I've just purchased a rare Victor Theremin (1929 Radio-victor), > with the standard RCA cabinet but with chassis custom-built by > Theremin himself. There are only about 40 documented surviving > examples of the original Victor Theremin (total production run 500 > units). Standard production Victor Theremins typically bring > $8,000 to $10,000 on the open market. This one is quite a bit > rarer. The seller is packing and shipping the inside works to me > separately, but I need to arrange transportation of the empty > cabinet, which is sized and shaped like a small lectern on tall legs. > > I'm in Santa Fe, NM, but have a friend in the Denver area who could > take possession of it if I can get it that far. The seller (a well > known Atwater Kent collector) is in the northern suburbs of Chicago > -- Evanston area. Total size is 19" W x 12" D x 47" H, and the > total weight would probably be about 45 lbs. > > I would love to find someone who has the appropriate sensitivity to > handle the cabinet with the care it requires. Anyone traveling > from that area to the West? > > Thanks, > Andy Baron
