Klarinet Archive - Posting 000458.txt from 2002/03
From: "Jeroen T. Salm" <jtsalm@-----.nl>
Subj: Re: [kl] Wiseman Cases
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 16:09:31 -0500
Dear Kelly,
Thank you very (very!) much for giving me this kind of attention. Know that
I appreciate this a lot, and that it helps me choosing. I would "luv" to
come over to NYC to see your (Wiseman) case(s), but (snif-snif), I have to
say, that I need to save some money now to make it possible to buy myself
those Wisemanpresents... But: I keep your invitation in mind :-)
Yours sincerely,
Jeroen T. Salm
(The Netherlands)
----- Original Message -----
From: "CBA" <clarinet10001@-----.com>
Subject: [kl] Wiseman Cases
> Jeroen,
>
> I have had a Wiseman Quad Trough case since Feb, and I
> love it! I can put my Eb, C, Bb, and A in there all at
> the same time. The case is compact, but very durable,
> although I do baby it a little, since I don't want to
> scuff the leather too much. The trough type case
> doesn't have molded inserts, but has heavy, crushed
> velvet dividers to make 3 troughs in each side.
> Putting the main part of the instruments in the sides
> and the bells, barrels, and mouthpieces in the middle
> makes for a tight fit, but the keys do not seem to
> bend from the tightness. The sheet music holder is
> really winderful, and will hold the large full sized
> orchestral parts without having to fold them...this is
> a really wonderful feature I haven't found on other
> cases. The outer shape of my case is a cylinder and
> has rubber feet on both ends, which makes it a GREAT
> impromptu seat when getting off a plane and waiting
> for the other luggage. Lastly, the velcro closures are
> VERY secure, even if I was a little scared at first
> having four instruments in a velcro locked case. There
> is a leather band with a leather fanny pack type case
> on it to keep reeds, metronome, tuner and screwdrivers
> in for convenience. The leather band is like a belt,
> and gives more stability to keeping the case closed.
>
> My next case from Wiseman is coming next week. Howard
> (Wiseman) sent me an e-mail saying it was done this
> morning. It is a special made case to hold my flute,
> oboe, soprano sax, and english horn. I can't wait to
> get rid of all of those cases! What will I do with all
> of the room? Ah, nevermind...I live in Manhattan...I
> don't HAVE any room! LOL
>
> I would readily recommend these cases to anyone. It is
> especially good for people who play mor than one
> instrument, whether that be oboe and clarinet, or Eb,
> Bb, and A clarinet, or other combinations. The bass
> clarinet case with room for the Bb and A clarinet in
> it is wonderful, I have heard. The bassoon cases from
> Wiseman are VERY popular. Howard (Wiseman) is also
> very interested in making a case to suit your
> particular needs. If you want something special, just
> ask, and if he can do it, he will. The cases are made
> custom by hand anyway, so the adaptations aren't as
> much of a problem as it would be if the cases were
> made in bulk by a machine.
>
> The molded cases, by the way, are also VERY nice, but
> hold less instruments (either one or two.) They have
> molded fittings like the regular cases, and are very
> secure. I might have gotten one of those if I didn't
> need the slots for more instruments. If you can get to
> see some of these cases to do a comparison, it would
> probably help you decide which type to get. The
> Wiseman Case Co should be at ClarinetFest in Stockholm
> in July, if you can wait that long to see them, or if
> you are in New York City, feel free to contact me to
> see my case. Howard Wiseman should have LOTS of
> different models to choose from at the conference,
> although they will still be taking orders for custom
> cases for after the conference (the samples are
> usually presold, or sell in the first hour of him
> being there, but are kept for the whole conference for
> display.)
>
> Good luck in your decision!
>
> Kelly Abraham
> Woodwinds - New York City
> --- "Jeroen T. Salm" <jtsalm@-----.nl> wrote:
> > Dear clarinetplayers,
> >
> > At the moment I am staring at the rather expensive
> > (double) clarinet
> > Wisemancase (www.wisemancases.com) and I am about to
> > order one of them,
> > because my BAMcase is "out of date".
> > But, before ordering, I would be stupid not asking
> > this clarinet-group
> > community about their possible experiences with
> > these cases.
> > So, I would like to hear your -- probably very
> > interesting -- comments /
> > ideas about these cases. IF you´re someone with a
> > so-called Wisemancase I
> > would appreciate a lot if you told me about your
> > experiences with this/these
> > (clarinet)case(s).
> >
> > I would be very pleased to "hear" from you and many
> > thanks in advance! I
> > would "luv" to have another beauty-case pretty soon
> > :-)
> >
> > Yours,
> > Jeroen T. Salm
> > (The Netherlands)
>
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