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Location: Lafayette, Louisiana | Hello everyone. When shipping an acoustic guitar, should I tune the guitar down, are is it ok to leave it at standard pitch? I would think that if it is gets rough treatment during shipping, that the strings could reall pull on the neck. What do you guys think?....Paul Hebert |
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Location: NJ | By ALL means loosen the strings!! |
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Location: Denmark | I have heard that you should tune down/loosen the strings during flight! Just what I have heard |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | It'e best to tune down. Changes in temp and presure can cause undo stress on the neck and top. Having said that, Ovations I think are the sturdiest, but no need to take chances. I used to forget to de-tume mine all the time when I was traveling, and I knew it was in de-compressed cargo space on military aircraft.... I'd get to the other end, open the case... and the damn thing would still be in tune... I wouldn't loosen the string all the way either... Just detune several steps but leave a little tension. |
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Location: NJ | Ovation ships their new guitars tuned to pitch. I have NEVER (knock on wood) had a guitar come to me or shipped from me broken.
I detune the stings and make sure there is not movement inside the case stuffing it with newspapers.
I sometimes wrap the case in bubble wrap but always try to add an additional thickness of cardbaord on both sides so that the guitar case will not get damaged if the first layer is penetrated. If I do not have the original cardbaord packing from the box I will fill it with newspaper styrofoam or whatever I have to take up the slack. the case should NOT move in the box at all.
Once Kim Keller told me that of all the guitars they get in the service center there has never been one damaged that was packed in crumpled newspaper |
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Location: SoCal | ... and you get to read about what's happening all over the country! |
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | I would be happy to participate in a test where some of you would ship me 12 strings of various models (Adamas, Breadwinner, Custom, etc) and I will report on the board in what condition they arrived, I would also as an added favor, observe how they survived over a 10 year period. This would be VALUABLE information.
Bailey |
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Location: Australia | My Adamas was shipped to me in Australia and it was in perfect concert pitch when I opened the case. |
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