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Mike Anderson
Akahai

Canada
84 Posts
Posted - 06/24/2011 :  07:51:30 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I'm gonna travel end of July but am deathly scared to bring my '52 Rick steel - heavy slab of Bakelite or not. This is a shame because the friend I'm going to visit is a great guitar player who loves Hawaiian and classic country, and it would be nice to jam. Now I'm thinking of a second cheapo steel that I wouldn't mind so much getting a battering. I will definitely carry on my uke tho.

BUT - the more I think about it, the more I feel like I HAVE to bring the Rick, I know my friend will go crazy if he gets to hear it. I need to put some thought into how to pull it off. This is inside Canada, and I'll find out about the carry-on restrictions and see if I can pull it off. Thanks for starting this really useful thread!
It's never too late to have a happy childhood!
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slipry1
Ha`aha`a

USA
1511 Posts
Posted - 06/24/2011 :  08:21:52 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Your Rick in its case will fit in an overhead. The gate people will hassle you about it not being the correct volume, but hangin there. I carried my 40's B6 to LA in May and my double 8 Stringmaster to Hawaii many times. The only instruments I send thru baggage check ar my resonator guitars, and I pack socks and/or a teashirt arounf the peg head to cushion the blows.
keaka
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Mike Anderson
Akahai

Canada
84 Posts
Posted - 06/24/2011 :  09:08:33 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanx slipry1, I really have to bring the Rick no question. The guy who sold it to me packed an old waffle-weave cotton shirt around the peghead - I'm wearing it right now! :)
It's never too late to have a happy childhood!
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