Klarinet Archive - Posting 000379.txt from 1996/09

From: Chinhee <UKIM@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Pouchette single case
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 18:00:32 -0400

>From: IN%"KLARINET@-----.BITNET" "Klarinet - Clarinettist's Network"
16-SEP-1996 15:44:53.99
>Subj: Pouchette single case
>
>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.
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Neil Leupold
>Southern Methodist University
>Meadows School of the Arts
>nleupold@-----.edu
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Neil,
I just saw them in the Woodwind Catalog and Muncie's and many others. They
shouldn't be too hard to find, but they do cost a bundle. My double pochette
case cost $220 so... Hope you find them.

Chinhee
ukim@-----.edu