Klarinet Archive - Posting 001362.txt from 1999/03

From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] bass clarinet cases
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 23:32:27 -0500

On Fri, 26 Mar 1999 OohGodYeah@-----.com wrote:

> I was wondering what types of cases are available for 5-section bass
> clarinets that are heavy-duty and can stand airline travel. Can any of
> you give me some suggestions?

If you are absolutely unable to take the instrument into the
passenger compartment with you (airlines are not as stringent
on this as you might think), I do not recommend checking the
instrument into the cargo hold inside of its case. The truth
of the matter is that bass clarinet cases are not really design-
ed to protect your instrument against the kind of punishment that
is inflicted by airline cargo personnel. The rigidity of the wood
or other material of which the case is constructed would actually
be the primary cause of damage to your instrument as it was dropped
and kicked around. Instead, get a box that is slightly larger than
your bass clarinet case. Fill it with a layer of styrofoam peanuts
on the bottom. Wrap each component of your bass clarinet individual-
ly in large-bubble bubble-wrap, and place each piece inside the box,
on top of the peanuts. Then pour more peanuts into the case until it
is full of them to the top. Close it up, tape it up good and solid,
and your bass clarinet will arrive intact, undamaged, and ready to
play when you retrieve it from baggage claim.

Neil

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