OK, here's a new one. Advice needed to ship a guitar IN to the US?

muzza Posted 2008-02-23 7:47 AM (#53264) Subject: OK, here's a new one. Advice needed to ship a guitar IN to the US? Joined: August 2005 Posts: 3736 Location: Sunshine State, Australia I need to send a guitar to the mothership. Any shipping advice greatly appreciated. 2ifbyC Posted 2008-02-23 11:09 AM (#53265 - in reply to #53264) Subject: Re: OK, here's a new one. Advice needed to ship a guitar IN to the US? Joined: December 2006 Posts: 6268 Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast Partially relieve string tension (esp. 12ers!) Insert desiccant in case Insure the guitar does move about within the case (use small bubble-pak) Insure there is no pressure on the guitar due to the case (some are quite 'snug') Get a slightly over sized heavy duty cardboard box for your case from the local music store Use large bubble-pak to wrap the case Triple tape all box seams Insure! ;) OK, what have I missed? :confused: Paul Templeman Posted 2008-02-23 12:55 PM (#53266 - in reply to #53264) Subject: Re: OK, here's a new one. Advice needed to ship a guitar IN to the US? Joined: February 2002 Posts: 5750 Location: Scotland Talk to your Customs department. Unless you register with them the fact that it's leaving the country for repair and will be coming back, you may get charged import duty and sales tax on it when it's returned. muzza Posted 2008-02-23 3:47 PM (#53267 - in reply to #53264) Subject: Re: OK, here's a new one. Advice needed to ship a guitar IN to the US? Joined: August 2005 Posts: 3736 Location: Sunshine State, Australia 2ifbyC, Thanks, but I was more asking about shipping company options. FedEx and UPS are extortionate down here. Paul, thanks. I wouldn't have thought of that. AussieJames Posted 2008-02-23 9:16 PM (#53268 - in reply to #53264) Subject: Re: OK, here's a new one. Advice needed to ship a guitar IN to the US? Joined: June 2007 Posts: 3084 Location: Brisbane Australia That's an expensive exercise mate. It'll cost close to a grand AUD round trip. What are you planning on sending? Might be cheaper to buy another guitar AJ lanaki Posted 2008-02-23 9:24 PM (#53269 - in reply to #53264) Subject: Re: OK, here's a new one. Advice needed to ship a guitar IN to the US? Joined: October 2006 Posts: 5575 Location: big island muzza, find a friend going to hawaii for vacation. have them drop the guitar off with me. i'll usps priority mail it to CT and have it shipped back to me. i'll admire and play it until we can find the first person headed back your way. this scenario is probably more likely to happen than an aussie to be vacationing in connecticut... ;) edit: almost forgot: you pay shipping and repair expenses lanaki Posted 2008-02-23 9:32 PM (#53270 - in reply to #53264) Subject: Re: OK, here's a new one. Advice needed to ship a guitar IN to the US? Joined: October 2006 Posts: 5575 Location: big island another option: hand carry the guitar when you visit the mothership at the '08 tour in the fall. then you will only have to pay half the shipping costs. but then...how are you gonna get there and back? :rolleyes: