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and it (including box) arrived in perfect condition. I had wanted it shipped Greyhound - that didn't happen and it got sent UPS to my initial horror. I imagined gorillas having a field day tossing this thing about. Fortunately, I had sent the seller Norm Pearson's post on how to pack a tuba. She followed Norm's instructions exactly. I held my breath and was amazed/worried at how many arrival/departures (chances to get tossed about) this thing had on it's 1200 mile journey. It then spent the weekend at the hub, got moved over night to the local distibution center and arrived this AM. The UPS guy was great and helped open the outside and inside boxes while I examined the horn before signing for it. I wish I showed up at the end of a 1200 mile trip as well as this thing did.

I know some have had less than stellar results with UPS, but this experience was excellent and I would chalk that up to Norm's excellent instructions. If you have to ship a horn I would highly recommend: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=31654&hilit=packing+tuba

Thank you Norm!

- I bet your instructions have saved a whole lot of tubas from a whole lot of damage.

tofu wrote:I wish I showed up at the end of a 1200 mile trip as well as this thing did.

Hey, if it works for tubas ...

When using FedEx or UPS, you must take extra care and spend a little extra money in packing the horn. I worked as a manager for UPS for 6 years and I know how their operations runs from start to finish, this is why only use them when I there is no GH or Amtrak service available.

For those that don't know, Amtrak has lowered their shipping weight to 50 lbs from 75 and they have very few stations that accept packages so no more tubas on Amtrak. To me GH is the best way to go, although they are not perfect, they are very reliable.

I've shipped/received 6 tubas, all through UPS, without incident. If it's good enough for Dillon's, it's good enough for me.

The funniest tuba delivery I had from UPS was a driver who rang my doorbell and said something like "Hey man, your new TV is here, let me help you with that." I figured that maybe him thinking it was a TV led him to be more careful with it, so I didn't say anything. What kind of TV comes in a tuba-shaped box, anyway?