Kelly Guitar Soft Case?

[megameta]

Hi guys,
sorry for this seemingly silly question.
But when travelling from one country to another, do you check in your Kelly with your baggage?

I am hesitant to check in my Kelly even though I have hard case.

Is there a soft case for Kelly guitars available?

thanks for your help

[StukaJU87]

Re: Kelly Guitar Soft Case?

I wouldn't check any guitar through baggage in a soft case. You'd probably end up with scrap wood.

[anaxagoras]

Re: Kelly Guitar Soft Case?

I could be wrong, but i beleive he wants the soft case so he can take his kelly on as carry-on

[StukaJU87]

Re: Kelly Guitar Soft Case?

I didn't think you could "carry on" a guitar. [img]graemlins/scratchhead.gif[/img]

[charvel750]

Re: Kelly Guitar Soft Case?

Steinbergers fit in the overhead compartment. When my band played the USO circuit, we used to unbolt our necks and pack the instruments in the suit cases. It was the only way to safely move 'em...

[raymo]

Re: Kelly Guitar Soft Case?

Last summer I went to Europe, and on each of my flights atleast one person, sometimes a few more, had guitars as carry-on luggage.

[Black Mask]

Re: Kelly Guitar Soft Case?

It's not impossible. I say check it out with someone before you board. I would feel safer with it as a carry-on, myself. I hate checking things and I wouldn't really feel safe checking a guitar, hardshell or not.

[megameta]

Re: Kelly Guitar Soft Case?

Thanks for the reply!
Anyway, I did not want to check my guitar even in hard shell case.
I wanted to find out if there was a soft case/gig bag for a Kelly so that I could carry it on the plane with me.
The couple of years back when I went overseas, I brought my Y2KV with hard case. The airline would not let me carry the hard case with me and I was not willing to check in my guitar with teh luggages. So what I ended up doing was checking in the hard case and holding the Y2KV with my bare hands on the plane throughout the flight!
Luckily the flight was only four hours!
Needless to say, I got a several stares from other passengers.

[sully]

Re: Kelly Guitar Soft Case?

you can take your guitar on, depending on how nice the airline wants to be... some planes have closets that you can stick a case in. however, with the recent security issues, i don't think that most would allow it, though.

sully

[Lurchhammer]

Re: Kelly Guitar Soft Case?

This gig bag works great for a KE2: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/.../base_id/45203

[Dave L]

Re: Kelly Guitar Soft Case?

I´d never check in a guitar without a really sturdy flightcase! I´ve travelled over the Atlantic with guitars several times...and I´ve been allowed to stash it in a closet or something like that every time. Sometimes the check-in personnel have started trouble, but if you politely ask to talk to the captain (which I believe has final say on the issue) it´s usually OK.

[xenophobe]

Re: Kelly Guitar Soft Case?

I wouldn't fly with just a standard case unless I could take it carry-on. If I had to check it, it would be in an Anvil or Pelican hard case. Something FAA approved, that's for sure.

[megameta]

Re: Kelly Guitar Soft Case?

I see!
Thank you so much for your help guys!

[KE2KV2Rules]

Re: Kelly Guitar Soft Case?

hey,
(FOrgive me if this comes too late, but i just wanted to share coz this sounds all too familiar)
i experienced the situation you are talking about. I have a KE2 and i live in the philippines. no Jackson dealers here. my sister lives in teh states, and when i gave her the money to go get it, she held on to it until a situation came up for sending it to me. well my mom went to america, and so the best way was for my mom to take it with her. my mom checked it in along with the suitcases and there were NO problems whatsoever. i got the guitar in the as described shape when i talked to the guys in guitar center who were selling it. everything was mint. imo, there's no need to be so paranoid. that's what the airline's job is, to take care of baggages. hope this helps. my KE2 is doing fine in case anyone's wondering....

[KE2KV2Rules]

Re: Kelly Guitar Soft Case?

oh, and yea i believe you can hand carry on a guitar. in the second disc of Iron Maiden's Rock in Rio DVD, you can see Dave, Adrian and Janick all coming out of the plane hand carrying gig bags with them.