Ok, here's another one.

[pert_embrace]

This isn't directly related to fiddling, per se, but rather to transport of a violin. I'm flying across the country for Christmas- to NY to visit my husband's family, and my mother in law wants me to bring my violin. I'm afraid that if I bring it on the flight, that I'm risking the death of my violin. My brother in law once brought his guitar on

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[fiddle_dragon]

I've always brought my violin in as carryon - or gate checked it if it was a full flight - then you get your gate checked items as soon as you arrive, and it never goes through the baggage handling systenm

[treecipitation]

Yes! Insist that your fiddle come as carryon. Be willing to cry big crocodile tears at the airport if necessary. Even though my case is a little oversize, I've always been allowed to carry it on the plane, even though they tell me at first it's too big.

Guitars, cellos, etc. are a different story because they really are too big to fit in the overhead compartments. I actually watched out the window once as the baggage handlers threw my guitar onto a pile of luggage and it bounced...

[kiddokight]

call your airlines, ask if you can carry it on. DO NOT CHECK IT, only carry on.

[ladyofannwn]

carry on! please try!