[net.travel] Renting Cellos in London

norm@umcp-cs.UUCP (Norm Glick) (12/14/85)

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My daughter will be in the Florida State University program in
London for 3 1/2 months--starting January 16.  She would like
to be able to continue to play the cello while she is England.
If we don't want to trust her cello to the tender mercies of
airline baggage handlers, we would have to pay close to $500
to get round-trip seats for the cello on flights she's taking from
Baltimore to London.  Does anyone on the net know what it might
cost to rent a cello in London for 3 1/2 months and where
it might be rented?

Does anyone know good places to find cello instructors near 
Florida State's London location (close to the Victoria and
Albert Museum)?

Norman Glick

wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) (12/17/85)

What about the idea of crating the cello solidly and shipping it air
freight? If she is going to be there for months, it wouldn't matter that
the cello didn't accompany her on the same flight (you could even ship
it in advance to where she would be staying). There probably would be
some customs garbage you'd have to go through, of course.
Will