At 15:14 15-09-17, David Jensen wrote:

 >I do not advise shipping an instrument in its cover inside the crate
 >because it is very difficult top get the fit tight enough to prevent
 >shifting.

I hesitate to disagree with David Jensen, who certainly knows his 
onions; but I have moved my Flemish double three times across the 
Atlantic in shipping containers, each time packed by myself in a well 
fitting crate, sitting on its spine, and I am certain that the 
instrument did not shift inside its crate.

I placed several layers of expanded poly sheet in first and allowed 
only enough space around the instrument (in its fleece-lined verdura 
cover) to enable it to be inserted and removed without trapping my 
hands. The spaces around were filled with the expanded poly sheet (in 
the bentside space I put my collection of sweaters and other clothes 
that dont weigh much). I am not sure what the material of these large 
1/4 poly sheets is called but it doesnt give too much, while 
providing a good cushion. The first box I kept in the garage, where 
it was used as a convenient shelf, and the second I have taken apart 
and is now stored in an attic. (With a few more bits of wood, one 
could also make the box into a book case!)

David

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