Traveling with tools

[Frank Emerson]

I was not allowed to carry-on a tuning lever, well before 9-11.  I am quite sure it would not be allowed now.  I have frequently carried such tool in checked baggage.  I have never lost checked tools, but know of others who have.

Frank Emerson


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Geoff Sykes 
To: Pianotech at Ptg. Org
Sent: 6/14/2007 10:44:26 PM 
Subject: Traveling with tools


I just got off the phone with both Midwest Airlines and The Travel Safety Administration regarding my need to take my tuning hammer and fork with me to the convention. Midwest said that security is totally in the hands of the TSA. The guy at TSA said that the ultimate decision on any carry-on item is at the whim of the person who checks you through security. In other words, if that person sees my hammer as a threat I have to put it in my checked in luggage. I was hoping to get away with carry-on luggage only but it appears I will have to submit to check-in. (sigh)
What are the experiences of others having traveled with tools as carry-on?
-- Geoff Sykes
-- Assoc. Los Angeles
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