Packing your musical instruments in a proper way
As musical instruments are very fragile, they have to be handled with special care. They are not sensitive only to shaking or being hit. Inadequate and extreme temperatures can spoil them too. From this is already clear that putting FRAGILE on the moving box is far from enough. Moreover, each musical instrument requires a different packing approach.
- String Instruments
- Keyboard instruments
- Wind instruments
- Percussion Instruments
Packing string instruments for moving
String instruments are all those that can be vibrated to produce different sounds with varying pitches. The pitch and the sound depend generally on the length of the air column and the thickness of the strings. They also have a resonating chamber that is amplifying the sounds. Some of the most known string instruments are:- Guitar
- Violin
- Mandolin
- Cello
- Harp
- Viola
- Banjo
- Double bass
The best ways to pack your keyboard instruments for moving
The keyboard musical instruments, by definition, are those played by pressing the row of levers or buttons by fingers. What makes this group interesting is that the keyboard enables a performer to play many notes at once. This is a large group of instruments, and the most known are:- Piano
- Organ
- Accordion
- Various electronic keyboards (that include synthesizers and digital pianos too)
- All movable parts must be removed
- The keyboard cover must be locked down (or sealed with tape if there is no key)
- Some extra wrapping must be put around instrument legs and pedals
- As such instruments are best packed by professionals, they will come with their own supplies (you can add some old blankets or soft materials for additional cover and protection)
Packing the wind instruments for safe moving
As the name implies, the wind instruments use air as a medium to produce different sounds. Or shortly to say, the wind instruments work on the principles of sound waves, resonance, and harmonics. This group of the instrument is usually referred to as - woodwind instruments and brass. Some of the most known wind instruments are:- Saxophone
- Trumpet
- Flute
- Oboe
- Clarinet
- French Horn
- Bassoon
- Trombone
Way to pack the percussion Instruments for moving
Instruments in which sound is produced by beating or scraping are generally known as percussion Instruments. To produce a sound, the musician is using a hand, beater, or some similar tools. Some of the percussion instruments are:- Bass drum
- Timpani drum
- Triangle
- Tambourine
- Cymbals
