<MartinKess@gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:1144909164.786730.162090@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> In just five short months, my time in this strange and wonderful
> country will be done (for now) and I'll be heading back to school in
> Canada. I have a 26kg digital piano (Yamaha P140) that I would like to
> get across the Pacific somehow, but I have no idea how I'd be able to
> do this somewhat affordably. Does anyone have any recommendations?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Martin.
>
The last time I shipped belongings to the states I used seamail, that took 
about 4 weeks. I went to the post office checked the standard allowable 
package sizes and made it fit within those packages. cost was reasonable 
too.