Klarinet Archive - Posting 000737.txt from 2002/01

From: Jim Bartram <jbartram@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] An admission of ignorance
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 12:48:00 -0500

Dan,

I don't think I'd recommend a soft case for your needs. You would surely need
something hard to handle reed boxes, glasses, etc., as well as some serious
protection for your horn. My comments simply support Kevin's recommendation for
an *additional* case cover, and since I have done business with Cavallaro, I
can vouch for their excellent work, and in fact they will do any sort of custom
work to provide you with what you might need.

--Jim

At 09:22 AM 1/28/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>See the notes below about soft cases.
>
>I have a problem here, and it is of my own origin. I don't know
>anything about soft cases because I never had one. So my natural
>reaction is to avoid the problem by going to a hard case. You know,
>pockets for things, the instrument fits in several predefined slots,
>etc. Standard stuff.
>
>Exactly how does a soft case work? How do the instrument's pieces avoid
>smacking into each other? Are there spaces for reed boxes, glasses,
>pegs, etc.?
>
>See how ignorant I am? I'm having a difficult time visualizing a soft
>case hold the two big pieces of a basset horn, the wooden bell, and a
>ton of junk.
>
>So rather than remain ignorant, I'm asking. How do soft cases work on
>larger wooden instruments?
>
>Dan
>

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