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I don't dare to recommend anything except for investing in a real case and check it in as "music instrument". Most flight companies offer a luggage insurance as part of the ticket but such insurance is only valid if the instrument is packed in a real case. "A real case" is one with super tight foam that exactly matches the guitar so it can not move inside, and the surface has to be close to unbreakable. A real case cost about as much as a cheap guitar but it is worth it. Another option is to not bring the guitar. After all it is a looping festival and you can in fact use any audio source to perform your looping. Many times I have brought a simple flute instead of my precious guitar and I've seen great loopists simply pick any found object in the venue to make sound with into a mic connected to looping gear. Here's a guitar travel trick I've used: Pack the guitar inside an "insurance safe" tight-foam-case to check in. Bring a guitar soft-case as your carry-on luggage but fill it up with non-instrument stuff like extra clothes, tooth brush etc. After having safely landed at the gig territory you may shift the content of the two items to be more comfortable. Greetings from Sweden Per Boysen www.perboysen.com http://www.youtube.com/perboysen On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 4:55 AM, Tim Mungenast <tmungenast@verizon.net> wrote: > Hi Gang! > > I am deeply honored to be able to play this year's festival. One thing > that keeps me awake, though, besides performance anxiety, is something > even more horrible than modern air travel: modern air travel with a > guitar. Out of all my guitars, I cannot think of a single one that I > would willingly risk to careless or felonious baggage handlers or > overzealous members of the Security Industrial Complex. Sneaking a few > pedals into my onboard bag should be easy, but the guitar is a much > bigger deal. > > Therefore I think I'd be best served by a guitar that will fit onboard > and be playable but not something I'll get all sentimental over. Should > I just look for a vintage Hondo II Chiquita (ka-ching!$) or an Erlewine > Lazer (ka-ching again!)? I've been told that even those Hohner > Steinberger copies are getting pricey. Maybe one of those novelty > mini-strats? Any ideas would most welcome and greatly appreciated. > > >