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    Double Bass How to survive a trip in a uhaul

    I like the idea of placing the contents on pallets. Besides protecting from potential water damage, it can also add some cushioning too. I checked with a shop nearby and they agreed to rent me one of their older ply's for the duration and will provide their travel trunk to. So problem seems...
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    Double Bass How to survive a trip in a uhaul

    longfinger, Thanks for the reply. I'm trying to get time off where I would be one of the drivers of the van pulling the uhaul trailer. My concern is if I can't be the one to literally hand carry the bass across the midwest and southwest, then I need to make sure that it is safe in anyone's...
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    Double Bass EUB Advice

    Thanks for the link for the Kolstein case. That definately sounds like a great idea. I guess my thought on the EUB was that although this is an "orchestra" playing classical pieces, space in the trailer is at a premium. It will contain a timpani<sp> set, 3 keyboards, drumset, amps, 3 cellos...
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    Double Bass How to survive a trip in a uhaul

    So here is my dilema. My son will be traveling next summer for a church youth orchestra performing in rural communities, indian reservations, and nursing homes. His bass is a Shen Willow Flatback and I'm concerned that it won't survive the summer trip in a uhaul trailer. Short of an EUB...
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    Double Bass EUB Advice

    So here is my dilema. My son will be traveling next summer for a church youth orchestra performing in rural communities, indian reservations, and nursing homes. I'm extremely concerned about this upright bass surviving a trip in a uhaul trailer over the summer. Besides the bumping and...