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Re: [motm] OT: shipping box for keyboard

2005-05-04 by ben vehorn

What he said.
Other good places are bike shops and  skate/snowboard shops.

On May 4, 2005, at 3:34 PM, Greg James wrote:

> If your anywhere near a Guitar Center, Sam Ash, or other music store,
>  they might have a box left over from one of their keyboards. Sometimes
>  you can get lucky.
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>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: motm@yahoogroups.com [mailto:motm@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of
>  Jason Proctor
>  Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 3:06 PM
>  To: motm@yahoogroups.com
>  Subject: Re: [motm] OT: shipping box for keyboard
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>  best luck i've had with this stuff is to stick a layer of bubblewrap
>  around it then measure it. add an inch or two all around for peanuts.
>  then find boxes which fit the endcaps  and are deep enough to overlap
>  in the middle. in the past i've cannibalised smaller boxes to provide
>  more reinforcement around the corners, too. works for me.
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>  >Hi folks,
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>  >I don't post much here so I hope you'll excuse this OT question.  I
>  >have a large, heavy keyboard in a case that I need to ship
>  >(57"x21"x11").  I'm having trouble finding a box anywhere near that
>  >size.  Anybody know of a good source?  Also, would you recommend 
> bubble
>  >wrap or peanuts or something, or is the case (skb plastic style) 
> enough
>  >protection with a cardboard box around it?  Will be shipping via DHL.
>  >
>  >Thanks,
>  >Larry David
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