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Originally Posted by jonjon42
I just wish to know one thing...is their a airport in the US that won't have some asshole security guy threaten to confiscate my extra strings (violin) when taking it by plane..and possibly one that knows the rules about musical instruments as carry-on (ie. I really should be present when they examine, handle with care... etc.) gar!...it's maddening...
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While there isn't a specific law that gives musicians rights to carry on their instrument, if you know the airlines policies in advance and let them search the baggage in front of you there should be no problem with carrying on your violin. A long time ago I actually found a page that had a print out of a legislation that was printable and designed for you to show to the airline but I can't find it now. I'm sure if you did a more thourough search you could find it.
But I did dig up some good sites:
http://www.booklivemusic.com/news/10...e_Security.pdf and
http://www.menc.org/information/info...musicians.html
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The Coalition in Support of Musical Instruments as Carry on Baggage led by the American Federation of Musicians has petitioned the Congress to address this issue. Section 135 of S. 1447, the Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001 outlines the will of the United States House of Representatives that the new Under Secretary of Transportation for Aviation Security develop new regulations as a remedy to inconsistent treatment of musicians and their instruments. This important provision of the act reads as follows: S. 1447 Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001, Relating to Public Law 107-71 Page 41, Section 135
SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
It is a sense of the House of Representatives that
(1) the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security should develop security procedures to allow passengers transporting a musical instrument on a flight of an air carrier to transport the instrument in the passenger cabin of the aircraft, notwithstanding any size or other restriction on carry-on baggage but subject to such other reasonable terms and conditions as may be established by the Under Secretary or the air carrier, including imposing additional charges by the air carrier.
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I'm not sure if law got passed or not since 2001, but it's worth checking out!