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Hey guys!
Thinking about starting travelling but the biggest hurdle at the moment is that Iโm learning and having fun on my piano.
I canโt travel around the world without it. How do you deal with travelling with an โheavyโ musical instrument?
Do you rent one? Or is there a cool trick to travel with it like sending it to a music school for like 30$ and been able to play there?
I really donโt want to stopโฆ
Well โฆ
Iโm going to sell my piano in the end โฆ
I need to make an intercontinental flight with 2 stops.
Iโll have to pay 150ยฃ for extra luggage on each flight which brings me to 300ยฃ of extra fee โฆ
That sucks but well canโt help it, i might start the violin cause itโs more portable โฆ
And Iโll be less anxious about the flight companies losing it somewhere. Itโs really a shame that companies charge that much.
I work in IT, actually! Iโm just a bit snobby when it comes to my cutlery. 
Iโd bought a pineapple and brought along my nicer knife in order to cut through it. I havenโt personally encountered any issues, but I decided to keep my knife carrying to a minimum after that warning (from an Irish colleague). I think itโs more an issue if you happened to be stopped by security or Gardai, so if youโre an upstanding citizen that doesnโt look too troublesome, youโll probably be fine.
Haha ! And I thought I had a problem. 
I want to take my chef knives with me for cooking and they can easily fit my carry on, but itโs not allowed obviouslyโฆ I wouldnโt want to be dragging a 40 lbs piano with me though 
but I admire your love for music good luck man!
Another caution on carrying around chef knives- in some countries youโll get a lot of grief for carrying knives around. I brought my nicer kit from back home when I moved (but I had checked bags) and just bringing a knife to work to use in our kitchen got a lot of gasp โyou canโt be taking something like that in your backpack!โ
Thatโs in Ireland.
Bringing a knife to work, so youโre a chef I assume? Hmm and are you talking about airport security and the like, or just people you meet? And did you have any problems with it then?
Hi Matt!
Iโm totally in the same boat as you. I sold my keyboard back in the states and bought a new one when I moved to Ireland because I couldnโt go without. Itโs a Casio Privia PX-310 with stand, and itโs a heavy beast. I want to take it with me when I leave here, but itโs something I imagine I will quickly tire of dealing with once I go nomadic.
How long do you intend on doing the nomad thing, and how often are you going to be switching spots? If itโs not going to be for long (or youโre not moving often) you could get away with carting that around. Those flexible keyboards look pretty terrible, but maybe they could at least satiate you for a little while of practice? Iโd hate to hear that you sold your keyboard on the cheap because you were tired of lugging it around. Just remember that every flight that you take, the piano will cost you an extra 50EUR or more.
I would recommend getting a USB midi keyboard that you can connect to a laptop and software that simulates piano sounds. I used to have that kind of setup before I was a nomad and the keyboard was quite lightweight. I had a basic M-Audio 49 key one that probably would have worked. They come in many sizes so you can opt for what size is most practical.
It also looks like there are roll up portable ones available, though I canโt vouch for how well those work.
This the standard keyboard for music producers, itโs as wide as a MacBook:
Hey,
Thanks for the answers guys!
I have a Yamaha P105 so the midi keyboard is really hard to accept.
I have seen big boxes to put instruments inside(199ยฃ though).
Maybe I can find one already used for cheap.
After that rent a taxi to move and pay for the luggage on the plane.
That seems to be the most cost efficient at the moment :s.
Amazon suggests that thing weighs 40 lbs. Iโd recommend aiming for a lighter option. There are larger sized higher keycount ones (49, 61, 88) that are still lightweight.
The 49 key one I had was like this and it weighs 5 pounds. The 88 key one is 17 pounds. Alot more manageable than 40.
http://www.amazon.com/M-Audio-Keystation-88-Keyboard-Controller/dp/B00IWTS58A/ref=sr_1_2?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1432031842&sr=1-2&keywords=88+key+keyboard
Youโll curse the thing the first time you have a taxi driver in Kuala Lumpur try to scam you, circling an area again and again pretending he knows where heโs going to run up the meter. Youโll be left either paying a fortune extra or demanding he let you out so you can lug that thing around in the rain in foreign streets to try to track down the random AirBnb place youโre supposed to stay in.
Or perhaps bangkok, where taxi drivers will sometimes avoid picking up foreigners because they donโt speak english. So your forced to try to negotiate the trains, subways and then a long walk to where youโre staying, dragging that thing along, likely in a heavy case.
Then if you take a train or bus anywhere youโre paranoid about the thing getting stolen, or beat up in the luggage hold or who knows what.
I learned the hard way to pack as light as possible, take essentials and if you absolutely must take something like that as an extra, plan ahead to make it as easy as possible.
Colleges and universities typically have piano rooms where you can practice. Sometimes itโs for students only, sometimes they are more open for the general public (or at least they donโt mind). I would recommend that.
Many hotel lobbies will have a piano around. If youโre playing a nice song on it, itโs usually welcome; however, if youโre just starting to play, your performance of Chopsticks may draw attention if you play it multiple times.
So look to schools; theyโre probably your answer. As much as I love playing piano, I wouldnโt dream of trying to lug a full 88 (or even my fairly portable Yamaha that is missing keys on both ends) on a big trip.
Done some research, 2 options for me at the moment, travel with a keyboard case.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/Keyboard-Cases-/148727/i.html
Or an used ata case which cost an arm
Hi everyone,
I would love to hear what you'd like me to build next on Nomad List, or any other product/feature feedback ideas you have.
It's been 6+ years now but I'm in this for the long term and with the boost remote work got last year it's even more exciting to work on Nomad List than ever.
Current roadmap is here: twitter.com/levelsio/status/1363204985488572417?s=20 and pbs.twimg.com/media/EusS9PKXEAUR8xp?format=jpg&name=4096x4096
The next products/features I have planned:
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Thanks a lot!
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