Tips on Shipping a Uke

Ukulele Eddie · Mar 13, 2014

Can anybody share tips / best practices for packing Ukes to ship to new homes? My two first loves have new homes elsewhere in SoCal so I don't need to worry about temperature insulation.

Thanks, Eddie

Newportlocal · Mar 13, 2014

In an ideal world I prefer bubble wrap and peanuts with the box inside a box method.

KohanMike · Mar 13, 2014

I've received most of my ukes by mail. They were in their original manufacturer box, then in another box padded with either bubble wrap, crumpled heavy paper or cardboard, and tightly taped all over the outside. None were damaged in any way.

Ukulele Eddie · Mar 13, 2014

Got it. Thanks!

lakesideglenn · Mar 13, 2014

Don't use USPS! Use FedEx or UPS

SailingUke · Mar 13, 2014

Here's a great article from the Larrivee website.
They ship guitars all over the world from SoCal.
Take note about headstock support and string tension.
http://www.larrivee.com/features/shipping.php

Ukulele Eddie · Mar 13, 2014

Super helpful article, SailingUke. I would have loosened the strings because intuitively I thought that made sense.

actadh · Mar 14, 2014

Check the weather as well. There were some worrying moments for me when my ukulele was in transit during the prolonged cold spell in much of the U.S in January of this year.

dalamaricus · Mar 14, 2014

Check out this other UU thread - http://forum.ukuleleunderground.com/showthread.php?93386-Best-way-to-ship-ukuleles

Dan Uke · Mar 14, 2014

Just make sure you ship it in a case and you'll be fine

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