From Lorne Hammond Sent Mon, Sep 2nd 2019, 17:24
From Lorne Hammond Sent Mon, Sep 2nd 2019, 17:24
I always refer to the people packing as "the gentlemen of the moving = trade", (so far they are all men). Remember they are professionals and = treat them like that and they will do the same with your objects.=20 Hover over them too closely and critique them and yell and they will = find a subtle negative way to get their own back on you.=20 So treat them how you would like to be treated.=20 Don't book a move on the Monday after their payday. Midmonth is always = slower than end of the month, a more relaxed packing time, and less = likeely to be cancelled or for them to have no shows on their crews.=20 Patience: customs and delays crossing borders well there is nothing you = (or they) can do about that,=20 so don't worry if it happens.=20 A good firm will be going over your brokerage and customs forms with = you. Start making you spreadsheet inventory of your studio: company, model, = serial number, replacement cost, road case? etc. Lorne -----Original Message----- From: Lorne Hammond <xxxxxxxx@xxxx.xx>=20 Sent: September-02-19 10:19 AM To: 'Sxnths' <xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx>; xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx Subject: RE: [AH] Moving company w/ insurance Clarification: 3 to 4" of foam or more at the edges not 3/4s (its for = shock absorption). Lorne -----Original Message----- From: Lorne Hammond <xxxxxxxx@xxxx.xx>=20 Sent: September-02-19 10:16 AM To: 'Sxnths' <xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx>; xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx Subject: RE: [AH] Moving company w/ insurance Ask each company if they have experience packing scientific instruments. I heard Vince Clarke found it easier for electrical power reasons to = sell common synths in the UK and buy again in the US and also save on = the shipping. =20 Are you going air or container by sea? Buying rack road cases with = covers and wheels might not be bad. At the Museum we sometimes use very = very large aluminum wheeled road cases 6'H x 8'L 4' deep, individually = package the objects in tissue, then bubblepack (big bubbles) then cut = foam and then tight into coreplast boxes (you could use bicycle shop = boxes) and then use big chunks of foam mattresses/ blocks of styrofoam = between each unit, custom fill it with 3/4" or more inches of foam = between the case walls and objects and then squish it tight (2 person = job) lock down the front lid and off it goes. Makes sure there are wheel = locks.=20 Theses are often cheap from ex-pa firms because other than touring = bands no one wants to pay for the warehouse storage space and big cases = are useless to small bands. It look ugly but is very effective and worth doing with your long = keyboards. If you bought 1-2 and had them waiting with supplies for = your packers then you could supervise. Very truck friendly. But more likely they are going to pack it in a shipping container. The other thing I know Peter does is crate pack and strap to pallets for = things like a cs-80. Good for air as they cannot pile things on top. Lorne -----Original Message----- From: Sxnths <xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> Sent: September-02-19 9:49 AM To: xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx Subject: [AH] Moving company w/ insurance Hello, I am about to move my studio from the US to France. I am in contact with multiple companies including AGS, Hilldrup, = Interstate Intl as well as JK Intl. They are all part of FIDI (for what = it's worth). I was wondering if anybody had experience with any of those moving = companies, for moving synths / studio gear? Also, all of them want to pack themselves the synths if I want to insure = the items with them, which I think is best to do (using a third party = company seems like it's gonna be more problems if anything happens). I = have a bit of a problem with that because I would like to pack the = synths myself and I'm not super comfortable with having all my studio = exposed before the move .... Does anybody has any recommendation / = experience to share related to this problem? Thank you in advance, benoit