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How to ship your instrument to us Our address is: Osmun Music, Inc 77 Powdermill Road, Acton, MA 01720 Please include a contact sheet inside the box with all of your contact info (phone and email) Shipping Tips 1. Do NOT ship any instrument in its case. The case is a hard object the horn will bump into when the shipper drops the box, as you know he will. The case also adds weight, which increases inertia. (It's not the flying through the air that does the damage; it's the stopping.) Your packing goal should be to produce the least weight possible for the volume (mass), and to keep the instrument separated from anything hard, including the sides of the carton. 2. Use the large 1 inch bubble, bubble wrap, not the 1/2 inch. Cocoon the instrument so you can barely see it. For detachable bell French horns or trombones, wrap both parts of the horn separately. 3. Put the instrument in a large box with lots of Styrofoam peanuts. (Get cartons from U-Haul or Pack and Ship stores.) Make sure there are ample amounts of peanuts around the instrument. If it's a fixed bell horn pack it with the bell up and the mouthpipe pointing toward a corner of the carton. Screw bell instruments should be packed horizontally with the body on the bottom and the bell on top. 4. Use a traceable method of shipping, like UPS or FedEx. Osmun Music is not responsible for packages that don't arrive at the shop. 5. Insure your instrument for the full replacement value, not the price you bought it for.
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