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Flying with the Bari: Will my BAM case fit in the overhead?

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Flying with the Bari: Will my BAM case fit in the overhead?

Sunday, March 7, 2010 4:45 PM
Author: Ryan Hauser

As I've been playing bari with the Oasis Quartet (www.oasisquartet.com) for the past couple of years, I'm doing more traveling with the horn. I have the BAM case, but am still very wary of checking or even of gate-checking. So, I've begun compiling a list of planes that the case will fit in the overhead. I want your help collecting further data, which is where this thread comes in.

Please provide:

  1. Airline
  2. Manufacturer of plane (Boeing, etc.)
  3. Model of plane (737-200, etc.)
  4. ***Did it fit in the overhead or not?***
  5. If you remember, configuration of seats (2x2, 3x2, etc.)
  6. Notes: i.e. "They nicely let me strap it to an empty seat next to me" (which was the case on recent Delta and Midwest flights for me). Also, if you have another type of case, please make a note of it here.

 

As I said, my own experience is only with the BAM case. You can post the info in this thread, PM me, or email me. I'll be continually updating the data. You download either the pdf or the searchable excel spreadsheet. Thanks in advance for your help, and I hope that this will become a useful resource for all bari players!

JR

Comments

flying with bari
Friday, October 22, 2010 1:49 AM
Author: Miami University Libraries

Jim, Since I began playing bari with the Arkansas Saxophone Quartet, I have faced this problem. I purchased a protec case and an anvil case that the protec fits in. However, right after I bought them, the airlines changed their baggage rules. I have only used this case combination once to travel to South Carolina. I was booked on Delta which accepts the size of my anvil case, but charged me a total of $400 in excess fees. When I went to the Navy Symposium, I used our school BAM case on Southwest, but had to gate check it. The problem I face is traveling out of Little Rock the planes are so small no Bari case fits in the overhead. I have to fly to Hawaii with it in January and need a solution. Has anyone tried shipping their bari as cargo?

Just got back from TX, where
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 3:02 AM
Author: Ryan Hauser

Just got back from TX, where my horn was damaged in the BAM case during gate-check, despite personally handing it to the baggage person. I'm afraid that it looks like buying a seat is the only truly safe option. Taimur has posted some great info here. JR

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