Shipping a Guitar

iha · Post by **iha** » Wed May 10, 2006 3:11 am

about how much does it cost? what's the best way to do it? what company? how do you pack it?

taylordb · Post by **taylordb** » Wed May 10, 2006 7:08 am

Mine got shipped UPS. De-tension the strings and use alot of packing bubbles. Guitar was packed into it's hard case and then packed tight into a cardboard box. Then insured for $7,000.

Do a search on these boards because I am pretty sure there were a couple of threads on this subject in the past that had some pretty good tips posted.

Kahn · Post by **Kahn** » Wed May 10, 2006 2:56 pm

http://www.dmbtabs.com/boards/viewtopic ... 578#488578

that is exactly how you should ship a guitar

onid41 · Post by **onid41** » Wed May 10, 2006 5:26 pm

ask jrbleiguy..he shipped me a guitar

Ricky the Pilot · Post by **Ricky the Pilot** » Wed May 10, 2006 8:06 pm

You can get a guitar box from any guitar shop. Give them a heads up so they'll save you one. Pack it in it's case or with extra bubble wrap if it doesn't have a case. Then load the box with some sort of cushion like styrofoam popcorn or more bubble wrap. Put a lot packing tape, a big label and take it to UPS. They might open it to check that it's packed correctly, they might not. Finally, always insure it for the full price. It would cost me between $30 - $40 to ship any guitar anywhere in the U.S.

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Thu May 11, 2006 2:16 pm

loosen the guitar strings

iha · Post by **iha** » Sat May 13, 2006 12:42 am

thanks for the info.

matonfan101 · Post by **matonfan101** » Sat May 13, 2006 1:51 am

praisedave wrote:loosen the guitar strings

I dont think you're actually meant to do that. Check Kahns link above.

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Sat May 13, 2006 9:44 am

ups wouldnt insure me when i shipped my guitar unless i loosened them in front of the person working there. it was gay