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According to the link I posted, the Ravenna would not be allowed as hand luggage on any American airline.
I did a search on “carry-on luggage” and found this site:
http://sharonluggage.sitewizard.biz/carry_onguidelines.html
One thing to take note of, which the above site mentions, is that carry-on may be restricted based on number of passengers and the individual airplane’s space allocation.
Here are the dimensions of my Ravenna in its case, if that helps:
Height (from base to the highest point of the neck): 40″
Width (at widest point, measuring from the front of the neck back to the back of the sound box): 23 1/2 “
Width of base (an issue if you lay it on its side): 14″
Approximate weight: 15 pounds/33 kg
Unfortunately, I don’t have a measuring tape that includes metric measurements, and it’s been a long time since school, but perhaps someone else can put the dimension measurements into metric for you.
If you go to the airline’s website, they should be able to tell you what the size limitations are for carry-on.
I don’t know if there’s a size difference between the FH and the Ravenna, but I’ve done a lot of flying, and have yet to see an airliner bin my Ravenna would fit in.
Audrey
I’ve played penny whistles with me in hotels, and never had any problem with the other tenants or the management.
I would think you might need extra insurance…most hotels don’t insure personal belongings unless they’re in the hotel safe (and I’m pretty sure a concert grand won’t fit!)…and even if they do, it may not cover something as expensive to replace as a harp. You’ll also need to think about what you’ll do if you stop to eat or something like that along the road…you’re not going to want to lug that big harp inside with you (though it might cause quite a stir!), but you also won’t want to leave it in your vehicle in the summer heat.
Most harpers of that time were blind…smallpox was rampant, and music was pretty much the only way a blind man could make a living. (“Dall” is Irish for “blind,” and you’ll find several harpers of the time with “dall” in their names). There were techniques they used to find their way around the harp (my teacher’s shown me a couple), so it really wasn’t all that big an impediment.
Audrey
Sometimes I just like to sit there with my harp leaning against my shoulder…it just feel so right there!
