I'm with the musicians on this one. When I played sax, no way would I ever let me tenor out of my sight. It was not worth anything near a Stradivarius, but it was irreplaceable and easily damaged.
30K Cello, top dollar hard case...
destroyed.
Thanks US Air.
No comp., wasn't marked "delicate", "Fragile, Musical instrumant" not good enough.
I don't let my 1953 Selmer Mark VI alto out of my sight either. Though, I've only flown with it once, it was in the compartment right over my head. =)