Typical dumbazz musician type for sure.
Remember when flying used to be a pleasure?
Delta said it “will be reaching out to the customer directly to discuss how we can make this right.”
Delta is checking their lost and found section (leftovers after TSA thefts) to see if they have a similar guitar or other instrument of equivalent value, such as an oboe, set of drums, or maybe a violin.
I have hardshell cases for my Jackson and my Charvel that together are nowhere near the value of that Gibson.
What idiot moves that kind of guitar out of his house or off the stage without a real case..
But in a freaking bag? I’m sorry a piece of history was lost. But not for him.
I used a soft shell case inside an anvil case for my Alembic Series II
Still, hope they take a lesson from previous incidents like this and realize that the bad buzz could cost them many many times the value of the guitar in bad publicity.
Nowadays I play upright bass. I really wish the US would adopt the policy that Eurail used to have, all professional classical musicians my bring their instrument along, in a seat, at no charge. (My upright bass cost a good deal more than his guitar, hell I’ve played BOWS valued at about twice that guitar costs, guitarists are such whiners compared to bassists).
Delta once forced my wife to purchase a ticket to an Islamic country because they said she could not fly to Israel with a one way ticket as an American Citizen. We had a visa stamp that said one way tickets were ok, but they refused to even look at the passport! They said we could get our money back on the ticket. Then then did some bankruptcy thing and I got stiffed for the ticket.
Delta was extremely rude to my wife, blackmailed her for a few hundred bucks more than she had on her. Had to emergency get her money so she could fly on a flight she already had tickets for. She was returning from her Dads funeral. Did not go over well.
Obviously we will never fly Delta again. Customers are herded like sheep, they will NOT listen to anything you have to say. Just ignore you and repeat the manual to you.
The TSA and Delta are a match, not made in Heaven.
Another hippie that won’t be making non music for awhile!!!
“Schneider, lead singer of the hockey-themed band The Zambonis...”
Huh?
Makes me think of the old Tom Paxton song “Thank You Republic Airlines (for breaking the neck of my guitar)”
When I have to ship one or two of my big camera lenses, I will ship them ahead of time in a padded, sealed, and locked Pelican case. They arrive at the right place and time, in one piece, and without being touched by some wanna-be photographer working for the TSA.
Yeah, it takes a little more effort. But lenses cost more than this dude’s guitar. And getting them fixed costs more.
Strange. I’ve seen lots and lots of musicians carry on their guitars on Delta flights to New Orleans, particularly around Jazz Fest time.
I don’t have a $10,000 guitar. But I have several and they are ALL in hard shell locking cases. If I was going to travel with an expensive guitar. It would be with me or shipped in an appropriate manner and insured very well. History has shown airplanes and guitars don’t mix well.