Klarinet Archive - Posting 000492.txt from 2003/02

From: "Bruce McGarvey" <infodev@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Replacement Eb clarinet case
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 15:53:11 -0500

I bought a "generic" case of very good quality from a local repair shop.
They had to order it for me, and I had to wait until the factory had enough
orders to build them (about a month), but it's a sturdy case and only cost
me $80. (The instrument must be put in assembled, mouthpiece detached.)

I'm not sure how many outfits out there would be willing to do that, but if
you make a few phone calls, you might be able to find one that will.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: George Kidder [mailto:gkidder@-----.org]
> Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 12:47 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] Replacement Eb clarinet case
>
>
> Robyn,
>
> Many (most?) student grade Eb clarinets (like Bundy) are what you call
> 4-piece, and the cases require only that the MP be removed - the
> rest of it
> goes into the case as is. (At least my Bundy does.) Maybe not a great
> idea to leave the corks compressed in the case, but it does suggest that
> there might be a usable case from a discarded instrument out
> there, if you
> approached your music store or school band program.
>
> Good luck.
>
> At 03:25 AM 2/17/03, you wrote:
> >Hi,
> >I am in the middle of a very frustrating search to find a
> replacement case
> >for my old Buffet Eb clarinet. I am hoping someone on the list
> can help
> >me. My clarinet comes in 4 pieces, instead of the usual 5 (the
> main body
> >is one-piece). My parents bought a DEG replacement case for me for
> >Christmas, but it doesn't work. The layout of the inside of the case
> >makes absolutely no sense. I've showed it to about 6 different people,
> >and no one can tell me how the clarinet is supposed to go in the
> >case. Has anyone purchased one of these cases? Has it worked
> any better
> >for you than it has for me? Also, the DEG is the only case I have been
> >able to find in either a catalog or on the internet. Is there
> something
> >I'm missing? Does anyone else make a replacement Eb case (for a
> >reasonable price....the only other one I found was a Wiseman for about
> >$400...too rich for my blood)?
> >Thanks,
> >Robyn
> >
> >
> >
> >---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> George Kidder
> Senior Scientist and Instrumentation Officer
> Mt. Desert Island Biological Laboratory
> Salisbury Cove, ME
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>

---------------------------------------------------------------------