Klarinet Archive - Posting 000376.txt from 1996/09

From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.EDU>
Subj: Pouchette single case
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 17:15:04 -0400

I'm going to Germany for three weeks in December/January and plan to take
one of my soprano clarinets with me so that I can practice while there.
I'll be "slumming" it the whole way, living out of a pro-hiker's backpack and
getting around exclusively by train and foot. A conventional single
clarinet case would consume far too much space in my backpack, so I'm
looking for a Pouchette single case. Does anybody have one for sale, or
know where I can obtain one easily? I've always had reservations about
the hook mechanism which holds the case shut (prone to breaking or
popping open for lack of secure closure), but since it will be crammed in
with a bunch of clothes and survival supplies, I'm not too worried about
it suddenly coming open. Any help in locating one would be very much
appreciated. I haven't noticed them in Woodwind or Weiner, but it's been
a while since I last looked.

Thanks.

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Neil Leupold
Southern Methodist University
Meadows School of the Arts
nleupold@-----.edu
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