Anyone need to transport an empty trunk to Germany?

robobass · #1 11-23-2009, 08:10 AM

I want to bring a bass back home with me at Christmas time. I'm wondering if anyone wants to get an empty trunk from northeast USA to Europe. I will cover costs to Frankfurt. PM me. Please spread the word!

wayne holmes · #2 11-23-2009, 10:09 PM

you might check with Barrie Kolstein- he has some very good crates made for shipping basses. I don't know what the (airline) stipulations would be, but these crates could easily be made into a "trunk" (I suppose) by just putting some hinges and a flap lock (or whatever they are called) on the top. They are screwed together, but I would put more and longer screws in it for such a trip. You could also take it with the popcorn form in it- Of course there is the security check points that might get tricky. Or, use something else for packing that would make it easy for the airlines. Good luck

wayne holmes · #3 11-23-2009, 10:13 PM

Or, better yet, have someone over there make a box for you, or go to a bass shop and get a shipping box from them-surely there is someway to avoid taking a trunk there and then bring it back. again, good luck

robobass · #4 11-24-2009, 05:30 AM

It's actually safer and more convenient (although more expensive) to airfreight a crated bass than to bring one in a trunk as oversize checked luggage. The reason I want to go with the second option is that the customs office here is beyond anything Kafka could have conceived. Even though I own the bass, I must technically pay duty on it since I've lived here for over two years. By the time they add up all the fees, I would pay 35%. Ouch! Travelling with the trunk, I would just be a working musician, and they would hopefully leave me alone. So, I'm hoping to find someone who for whatever reason wants to get an empty trunk from USA to Germany.

MNAirHead · #5 11-24-2009, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by robobass

I want to bring a bass back home with me at Christmas time. I'm wondering if anyone wants to get an empty trunk from northeast USA to Europe. I will cover costs to Frankfurt. PM me. Please spread the word!

Do you mean case?