In a message to Al Thompson  Bill Riley wrote:
BR>   AT> Unless the guitar isn't worth all that much, I'd opt to go one
BR>  step
BR>   AT> further, and get an Anvil-type case.  They have the added
BR>  attraction of
BR>   AT> having better locks.
BR>
BR>  Only way I'd spring for an Anvil is if I were doing a *lot* of flying
BR>  with it. I don't think it's worth it for one or two trips.
I guess it depends on how much your guitar is worth.  It's not a matter of IF 
the airlines will destroy your guitar in a regular case, it's a matter of 
WHEN.  It the guitar is only worth $300-400 and you don't absolutely love it, 
it may make more sense to gamble rather than spend $200-250 for a flight 
se.
All the same, if you decide to gamble, I'd wrap the hard shell case in bubble 
pack, and put it in a study box.  Label it "URINE SAMPLE", slap a biohazard 
sticker on it, and put the address as "AIDS, Antrax, and Ebola Research Labs, 
C/O Bill Riley"
Not that I'm paranoid when trusting my guitar to some ham-handed stranger or 
anything.  
 
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