Shipping Musical Instruments

Castanets are hand percussion instruments consisting of a pair of concave shell-shaped wooded pieces joined on one edge by a string. A player usually uses a pair of castanets on each hand and click them together to produce rhythmic sounds. The instruments are traditionally made from hardwoods including chestnut, which is Castaño in Spanish, and

A melodica also called the wind piano, blow-organ or key-flute, is a free-reed musical instrument played by blowing air through a mouthpiece and pressing the piano-like keyboard to produce notes. It is similar to an accordion or harmonica. It is a fairly easy instrument to learn and is often used in children’s music classes. It

The roll-up piano is the rage these days among beginners and established piano enthusiasts. It provides a means to play or practice when a real piano is not available. Compared to standard pianos and electric keyboards, the roll-up piano is small, light weight and can pretty much fit inside a handbag or backpack, making it

The celesta is a keyboard instrument, similar to a piano, but instead of having hammers hitting strings, the hammers in it hit metal tubes suspended over wooden resonators. It comes in a variety of models like the four- or five-octave types which look like a small upright piano. There is also the three-octave variety which

The tuba is the largest of the low-brass instruments. It is usually made of brass, which is either unfinished, lacquered or electro-plated with nickel, gold or silver. Despite its size, a tuba can be successfully shipped by following proper packing precautions to ensure that it arrives in its destination without any damage and in good

The bugle is one of the simplest brass instruments; it is essentially a small horn with no valves or other pitch-altering devices. All pitch control is done by varying the player’s embouchure (use of facial muscles and the shaping of the lips to the mouthpiece of brass instruments), since the bugle has no other mechanism

The harmonica, also called mouth organ, French harp or blues harp, is one of the most popular wind musical instruments around. Simple and elegant in its design, the harmonica is often given as a gift to kids because it is easy to play by simply blowing air into and out of one or more holes

The trombone is one of the most unusual musical instruments because of its odd slide mechanism that separates makes it unique from other instruments in the brass section. There are three types of trombones, namely, alto, tenor, and bass. The alto was the most popular type of trombone throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, but

The clarinet is a type of woodwind instrument featuring a straight cylindrical tube and a flaring bell. There are many types of clarinets of differing sizes and pitches but the most common one is the soprano clarinet. This musical instrument is usually made from a variety of materials including wood, plastic, hard rubber, metal, resin,

If you can ship a guitar without encountering any problems, it is much easier to pack and ship a ukelele. It is smaller in size (particularly the soprano or standard type) and can be easily packed in a box. But just like any other musical instrument, the ukelele should have sufficient padding to ensure that

Because it is bulky and fragile, it can be tedious to transport a Clavinova from one place to another, especially if long-distance. Sometimes, it is more practical to just sell an old Clavinova and purchase a new one in your new destination. But if a Clavinova holds sentimental value and needs to be shipped elsewhere,

The cello is the second-largest string instrument in an orchestra (the double bass being the largest). Because of its sheer size and form, it is also one of the most cumbersome to pack and ship. Aside from its body, the cello’s neck and scroll must also be properly protected to prevent any damage. Here are

A guitar amplifier is a bulky item with many breakable parts.  It should be properly packed prior to shipping to ensure that it survives the rough handling it will encounter during transport. Here are some tips on how to properly pack and ship an amplifier to ensure that it arrives intact and in good working