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Poxican · 10-20-2009, 06:47 PM

I'm going to be buying a guitar from a bloke in Germany, so it's going to be posted and as such I'm paranoid about something happening to it.

It's got a bolt on neck, do you think I should ask him to disassemble it and post it like that? Any tips I should pass on to him to make sure it gets here in the appropriate number of pieces?

AlanP2008 · 10-20-2009, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Poxican

I'm going to be buying a guitar from a bloke in Germany, so it's going to be posted and as such I'm paranoid about something happening to it.

It's got a bolt on neck, do you think I should ask him to disassemble it and post it like that? Any tips I should pass on to him to make sure it gets here in the appropriate number of pieces?

I did exactly that shipping a guitar to WezV. I must admit I felt much better about it like that...

Poxican · 10-20-2009, 06:56 PM

It's how I brought an old Aria back to London from Dundee on the plane and I felt pretty happy about doing it that way.
But that was just a cheap old solid body so there wasn't much chance of anything horrendous happening.

There's no sort of dangers or anything in dismantling and reassembling bolt-ons is there? Like, readjustment or anything?

halfstack · 10-20-2009, 06:58 PM

Is it coming in a hard case?

If you have to put it back together you'll have to set it up afterwards of course

AlanP2008 · 10-20-2009, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by halfstack

Is it coming in a hard case?

If you have to put it back together you'll have to set it up afterwards of course

Hmmm ...

On a lot of guitars you have to at least half remove the neck in order to adjust the truss rod... If you had to adjust the truss rod every time you did up the neck - you'd never actually complete the job...

Alan

Poxican · 10-20-2009, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by halfstack

Is it coming in a hard case?

If you have to put it back together you'll have to set it up afterwards of course

No it won't be coming in a hard case. I don't mind general set-up, it's just that I've heard talk of adding wedges or something between the body and the neck, but thinking about it that's obviously for necks and bodies that aren't really meant to go together right?

GibsonLover · 10-20-2009, 11:09 PM

The best way to ship it is to pay the extra £10 to £15 for the insurance, mark the box with fragile (in English and German) and have a mixture of packaging from hard to soft (bubble wrap & newspaper works good). I won't bother removing the neck, you are more likely to get a machine head broken than the neck snapping off. I know you said no hard case but if it was in one, you would also want to put extra packing inside that.

manicguitarist2 · 10-20-2009, 11:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Poxican

No it won't be coming in a hard case. I don't mind general set-up, it's just that I've heard talk of adding wedges or something between the body and the neck, but thinking about it that's obviously for necks and bodies that aren't really meant to go together right?

Some guitars have the necks shimmed to adjust the angle of the neck - which assists in the setting up of a floyd rose floating type tremolo.
It is very easy to do.
Post pics on here once it arrived and we'll take you through it if need be.

Si. · 10-21-2009, 07:07 AM

Be careful when choosing the courier.. most of them now don't insure guitars overs £150 even if you pay for the additional insurance it a £150 max. They often hide this far into their T&Cs. Most will also not insure a guitar at all unless it's in a hardcase.. Parcel Force being the main one. They are happy to charge you £15 for extra insurance but it's worthless. Make sure you check before sending.

Like others have said, wrap it in bubble wrap, put it in an oversized box and pack that with anything you can find, bubble wrap, foam, newspaper.. I've shipped lots of guitars (although most have been in a hardcase.. or at least a good gig bag) I've never removed the neck, but do loosen the strings right off.

Poxican · 10-21-2009, 07:38 AM

Hmm I'm a bit torn now as to which way to go. Do you not think packing the neck alongside the body is even slightly safer?

Thanks for the heads-up regarding insurance. It's coming with DHL so I'll look into that.

10-20-2009, 06:47 PM	#1
Poxican Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: London Posts: 658	Shipping guitars I'm going to be buying a guitar from a bloke in Germany, so it's going to be posted and as such I'm paranoid about something happening to it. It's got a bolt on neck, do you think I should ask him to disassemble it and post it like that? Any tips I should pass on to him to make sure it gets here in the appropriate number of pieces? __________________ Check out my 3/4 size acoustic guitar to resonator conversion. Total spend:Less than £20 Videos here...

10-20-2009, 06:56 PM	#3
Poxican Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: London Posts: 658	It's how I brought an old Aria back to London from Dundee on the plane and I felt pretty happy about doing it that way. But that was just a cheap old solid body so there wasn't much chance of anything horrendous happening. There's no sort of dangers or anything in dismantling and reassembling bolt-ons is there? Like, readjustment or anything? __________________ Check out my 3/4 size acoustic guitar to resonator conversion. Total spend:Less than £20 Videos here...

10-21-2009, 07:38 AM	#10
Poxican Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: London Posts: 658	Hmm I'm a bit torn now as to which way to go. Do you not think packing the neck alongside the body is even slightly safer? Thanks for the heads-up regarding insurance. It's coming with DHL so I'll look into that. __________________ Check out my 3/4 size acoustic guitar to resonator conversion. Total spend:Less than £20 Videos here...

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halfstack Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,584	Is it coming in a hard case? If you have to put it back together you'll have to set it up afterwards of course

10-20-2009, 11:09 PM	#7
GibsonLover Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 20	The best way to ship it is to pay the extra £10 to £15 for the insurance, mark the box with fragile (in English and German) and have a mixture of packaging from hard to soft (bubble wrap & newspaper works good). I won't bother removing the neck, you are more likely to get a machine head broken than the neck snapping off. I know you said no hard case but if it was in one, you would also want to put extra packing inside that.

10-21-2009, 07:07 AM	#9
Si. Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 642	Be careful when choosing the courier.. most of them now don't insure guitars overs £150 even if you pay for the additional insurance it a £150 max. They often hide this far into their T&Cs. Most will also not insure a guitar at all unless it's in a hardcase.. Parcel Force being the main one. They are happy to charge you £15 for extra insurance but it's worthless. Make sure you check before sending. Like others have said, wrap it in bubble wrap, put it in an oversized box and pack that with anything you can find, bubble wrap, foam, newspaper.. I've shipped lots of guitars (although most have been in a hardcase.. or at least a good gig bag) I've never removed the neck, but do loosen the strings right off.