[CAUT] Interesting inquiry

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

At 11:01 AM 10/16/2006 -0400, you wrote:
>That's absolutely true.
>When guitars are stored in the non-pressurized cabins under planes if they 
>are up to pitch they CAN be damaged.
>When I was working with a group that flew in a piano  (I forget the exact 
>details) I flipped out when I thought of this and callled the local 
>Bosendorfer dealer (I was in Australia at the time) and the dealer assured 
>me that pianos had been flown in to them at 442 and truly not to worry. I 
>didn't worry. The piano arrived safely and unharmed.
>The stage hands did however release tension on all the other stringed 
>instruments before they were flown..
>
>I wonder what the differnence would be?
>The plate being able to take it- as opposed to the guitar not having such 
>a thing?
>
>Huh...
>
>:)
>Strange is


Damage to guitars may have as much to do with the string material and 
temperature transients in the luggage compartment as the unreinforced 
construction.

I've seen pianos go from -20°F to +70°F in eight hours, and other than the 
frosted mug appearance at first and having to wipe up the water as the 
frost melted, there was no damage apparent. (They went to the next venue 
within hours of the concert, so I don't know of any long term damage.)




Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician
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