Swing Band Heaven wrote:Yes, I intend to remove the pick up and turntable and carfully wrap them and place them in the back of the cabinet. Take the tubes out and carfully wrap them too - my only quandry is whether I place the tube package in the cabinet or keep them separate. I am still pondering that one. The radio chassis on the 9-55 is free floating so I will need to make sure that I insert the transport screws to secure it before it is moved.
The changer I will leave in the cabinet I think and as recommended above I will secure all the parts. I have a large roll of bubble wrap and will be using a good part of it on this machine.
My other main worry about the shipping is all my 78's....I have study plastic boxes and am going to pad the inside with cardboard and bubble wrap and place them in there ready for transport. Their fate will be in the hands of the shipping company
Sorry I have dragged this thread off topic and want to reiterate again the great work done on your machine...if you didn't know the radio part wasn't original to the machine you'd never guess - well done on an excellent job there.
S-B-H

Apologies for continuing off topic a bit but may I offer the following:
- If the tubes are valuable, difficult to replace, expensive, carry them on the airplane with you. I took the most expensive small parts, mostly reproducers in my case in my carry-on luggage.
- Thin sheets of Styrofoam between lids, doors, etcetera do wonders to assure wood pieces do not rub together, damaging the finish. When I made my big move the only issues there were where customs officials somewhere had removed my packing material in transit.
- On the 78s bundle them together, and pack them tight tight tight. I put them in ~ 50 pound bundles, with individual paper jacktets for each one of course, wrapped each bundle with bubble wrap, then double boxed them and packed them super tight. Put them into the smallest box they will fit, then a slightly larger box.
You should not have any problem unless the ship strikes an iceberg.
