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Yeah, I'm moving again. Finally we're heading south (and hopefully PERMANENTLY away from snow).
Since living back in Ontario, we've bought a 50" plasma set. Now the goal (besides packing up the 1400+ LPs yet again) is getting it damage free from A to B!
What can any of you tell me about packing up such a bad boy and moving 1200 miles??? Pros/cons/advice (I'll even take good/bad/horror stories!)?
Thanks all!
"If the audio industry built gear that sounded as good as it did 50 years ago, there would NEVER be a need to re-issued anything!"
Follow Ups:
Boxing in the original packaging was not an option. I simply placed a couple blankets on the floor of the Uhaul to absorb a little shock, then set the plasma standing upright just as it had on top of the shelf. I wedged it between the truck's wall and a sofa and stuffed pillows in the gaps between the wall and screen, and sofa and screen. It had some give, but was wedged in pretty well.
I was concerned about the plasma cracking the whole way to my new house. The roads here are very bumpy, with plenty of potholes and the Uhaul was very bouncy--I'm sure more in the back than in the cab. Thankfully, the plasma works perfectly as it did before and shows no sign of the move. So setting it vertically must be the key.
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We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi
Luckily (and HOPEFULLY) I have a lead on a replacement box (a good friend is an electronics store manager and carries the brand) or my othe roption is a used roadcase from the production company I used to work for (but that will still set me back $$$!).
I suggested to the wife that we place it between the mattress and box spring (much like you suggested), but since she's a bit of a germ-o-phobe, she wants the matt and box sealed in moving bags... Oh well, I wait this one out, as we aren't moving until the first week of June (soon, but not soon enough IMHO!)...
Thanks for your suggestion!
"If the audio industry built gear that sounded as good as it did 50 years ago, there would NEVER be a need to re-issued anything!"
I feel for you. I have the opposite problem. My wife leaves things in our fridge that turn into science projects.
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We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi
nt
Tubes and vinyl are preferred.
Cheers, Jeff
nt
"If the audio industry built gear that sounded as good as it did 50 years ago, there would NEVER be a need to re-issued anything!"
Try to get original packing from store/dealer-
That would be the best bet-
Failing that - I have seen movers make wooden framed crates w/o complete sides etc. to transport Mirrors and large framed art -
I received a Plate glass mirror from my in-laws in NY at our home in CA in excellent shape...
Happy packing
For a long move, I'd be tempted to build a crate, perhaps from plywood that I could later use to build something useful (more subwoofers?). Or just sell it locally and treat myself to a new and better one.
For shorter moves, cushion it on something and tie it securely to the side of my van.
Yeah, that is what I said to my wife (regarding the original box) when we bought it. Nope, she insisted that I throw away the packaging (we have everything from our house in a one bedroom apt, so space is/was at a premium!).
I'll probably end up packing it between the mattress and box spring! Hehehe....
"If the audio industry built gear that sounded as good as it did 50 years ago, there would NEVER be a need to re-issued anything!"
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