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I would say that any Fender or electric with a removable neck would survive all but the roughest handling without removal. An acoustic with a removable neck like a Taylor or EKO, I would say remove.
is it crazy how saying sentences backwards creates backwards sentences saying how crazy it is?
It would definitely be OK in a suitcase in the hold.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Would it really be considered a weapon??
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Guitar in Flightcase or in padded bits in a suitcase into the hold... less stress.
I couldn't fit my guitar neck and body into a regulation sized hand luggage btw
is it crazy how saying sentences backwards creates backwards sentences saying how crazy it is?
I take it the minus degrees temperature in the hold isn't a massively bad deal? It is going to be in the air only for an hour or less.
would it be worth me taking off the neck and just leaving it in the hardcase(all wrapped up)? Is that going to be lless likely to get damaged?
For what it's worth I consider a Fender neck quite a good weapon in a confined space! You could do quite a lot of damage with one...
A screwdriver definitely would be seen as a weapon, if you were planning to take one.
The hold is not cold, it's within the pressurised part of the aircraft. It might not be fully heated like the cabin, but animals travel in the hold so it should be safe enough for a guitar.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Logically if the truss rod is bending the neck one way to counteract the pull of the strings, then you take away the strings, if you don't also loosen the truss rod the internal pressure inside the neck must be quite serious.
I've never understood the advice about slackening strings for taking guitars on flights for that matter. How can you do one without doing the other?
Slackening the strings is a good safety precaution because it can prevent some types of damage (particularly to Gibson headstocks which can snap under a combination of the tension and the inertia of the head, if the case is dropped) and also can prevent minor damage (eg a cracked top on an acoustic) from becoming much more serious once the strength is compromised. On an archtop it's a good idea to loosen them enough that you can remove the bridge - if the case is crushed the bridge can crack the top, or if there's a soundpost it can get punched out through the back of the guitar.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
https://youtu.be/dv1bM0pp_o4
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now I tend to pay for speedy boarding and shove it in the over head have had no trouble doing that or questions asked.
Only issue is from the EX pat trolls that try to fill a roll on case with baked beans and English tbags and moan there is a guitar in the overhead but with speedy boarding you can stake you claim before they arrive. Not sure you would get a full flight case but had no trouble with a gig bag or fitted Gibson case.
as I point of interest back in the day I travelled the world with my Yamaha acoustic in a soft case for 5 years in the 70’s and covered most of the globe in those days.
i put more dings in it than the airline ever did