Paris customs seize Guarneri Cello on April 27th

[MellowCello]

Cellist Raphaël Merlin has instrument seized at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport

 

http://www.thestrad.com/latest/news/cellist-rapha-l-merlin-has-instrument-seized-at-paris-charles-de-gaulle-airport

[skiingfiddler]

From the article: "He was also advised to travel with an ATA carnet in future, as the safest option, but discovered that the carnet could cost up to 30 per cent of the instrument’s value."

 

Can that 30% number be right?  Who's going to get a carnet at that price?

 

[jacobsaunders]

Haha, so the french customs are Nazis now as well 

 

Ski, We went through customs regulations, which apply across the EU, including Carnets etc., in minute detail in a thread (started by Jeffrey) only a few months ago 

 

http://www.maestronet.com/forum/index.php?/topic/327029-customs-and-traveling-with-instruments/page-1

 

 

[christian bayon]

It seems he have it back.

[Guy Harrison]

Here is some information:

 

http://www.artsjournal.com

[robertdo]

Yes, France needs quite a lot of money these days...

[Omobono]

Seems to have been expedited fairly promptly.

 

[Omobono]

Quite a bit about the issue of carrying instruments internationally in the current issue (May) of the Strad magazine and legal issues in general including ethics in teaching and dealing.

 

There are moves afoot to regularise arrangements across the board for carrying small musical instruments on planes.

And even creating passports for instruments............