Re: Why wait a day to open a shipped instrument?
I think it depends on two things. How many instruments you've had shipped to you previously and how mortified you are over the possibility of a finish crack. For me, after a couple of no-problem shipments and given that I'm not overly concerned about keeping my finish absolutely pristine it would not take a day.
Once I have it in the house I give the outer box, then the inner box, then the instrument case each a few (10-15?) minutes to equilibrate if they don't feel absolutely room temperature to the touch. And honestly that always seems like silly overkill to me.
The first man who whistled
thought he had a wren in his mouth.
He went around all day
with his lips puckered,
afraid to swallow.
--"The First" by Wendell Berry
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