GEM Model P and the art of proper packing

Bob Weigel of http://www.Sounddoctorin.com shows a badly damaged GEM organ and describes some of the factors in avoiding terrible customer support at UPS by properly over packing your synth/organ/amp or whatever you are shipping. And shows some clever repair techniques when the unthinkable does happen. Paul Haugen rounds it out by playing around on his Organ being shipped to New York for it's next owner.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• GEM
• Organ
• UPS
• United
• Parcel
• Service
• packaging
• abusive
• handling

[alphabeets]

UPS sucks. Go with Fedex.

[sounddoctorin]

I tend to agree. I've had better results w/ fedex historically and savings overall. Unless..you're shipping overseas then Fedex costs a fortune. USPS is the only way if you have an under 108" length + girth package or in exception countries under 79" is it? If you just pack well like I say it doesn't matter so much who carries it usually. I'd like to rig a box with cameras on all sides that are set to start recording when the box is picked up..catch a good clip... continued..

[sounddoctorin]

.. and then have evidence as to what gorilla is just throwing the boxes up in the air. Catch them red handed! :-) That..would make a hilarious youtube vid..to get a collection of the ideal perspectives on all their abusive activities from 6 different cameras. It'd be an expensive project...

[Damce]

Wow man, very good playing. I just bought a Gem Wizard 326 for a dime. This is a more professional one? Sry but dont know jack about organs..

Nevertheless I have to practise a long, long time!

Peace.

[schmittwilli]

If you want to destroy a synth, don´t use a hammer. Just do the shipping with UPS. That way my Korg Wavestation went over Jordan.