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George
Registered User
(10/11/00 5:06:59 pm)
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how to
ship a cello
I need to get a cello from
Cincinnati to Baltimore. I'm in Baltimore, the cello's in
Cincinnati. I would like to avoid making the 30+ hour bus trip to
pick it up myself, so how does one ship a cello?
I have a
BAM travel case which I could send emtpy to Cincinnati, but people
also have told me that violin shops might be helpful. Does anyone
know what a violin shop would say if I asked them to ship a cello
for me? (how much would it cost?)
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Paul
Tseng ICS Staff 
Administrator
(10/11/00 5:16:40 pm)
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Re: how
to ship a cello
When you find out, please let me
know. I need to ship a cello from San Diego to Baltimore!
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Laura
Wichers
Registered
User
(10/11/00 5:52:12 pm)
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Re: how
to ship a cello
I believe http://www.cellos2go.com/
offers flight cases for rental. Maybe Ellen G. can fill you in on
the details, or other shipping methods.
-Laura
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Len
Thompson
Registered User
(10/12/00 7:22:30 pm)
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Re: how
to ship a cello
George,
In the recent past I
shiped cellos back and forth with Ellen G. She had a nice cardboard
box that was pretty rigid. She shipped the cello in a hard case,
inside the cardboard box, filled with packing peanuts. They arrived
back and forth in fine condition. Having shipped cases to her
without a cello in them, the cost via UPS would be about
$10.-$15.,depends on the distance. With the cello on board she chose
to go with Fed-X, which is probably the best carrier as far as
handling your package with some care. The cost will be considerably
more than UPS, but I don't think anyone else will come close when it
comes to being careful with it. Ellen also has these neat stickers
she uses on the boxes like delicate instrument, fragile, etc.,etc..
Perhaps you can find a similar box at a moving company or such.
Anyway, I found this system to work well!
Good luck whatever way
you go.
Len
PS One word of warning: Stay away from
MailBoxes Etc.
You will end up paying through the nose for their
sevices. Instead deal directly with the carriers and same yourself
some money!!
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