Klarinet Archive - Posting 000131.txt from 2004/02

From: "Forest Aten" <forestaten@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Double case recommendations
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 12:50:10 -0500

> Well, you might as well have your laugh for the day. Wiseman in London
> makes double clarinet cases that supposedly are better than anything
> else out there--I think the're made of wood, aircraft aluminum, rubber,
> crushed velvet, and leather, and nothing inside actually makes contact
> with the keywork. How they manage that I have no idea. Nor are there
> breakable (or any?) zippers. You're paying for all that protection,
> however. Jeanne out in Minnesota has a Wiseman double clarinet case for
> $545. I once read that Wiseman cases also tend to be heavy.
>
> However, Jeanne also has Buffet double cases for $240 and $245 depending
> on the style. I ASSUME (you know how to pronounce that, right?:-) that
> both cases have accessory space.
>
> Ken
> --
> Kenneth Wolman
> Proposal Development Department
> Room SW334
> Sarnoff Corporation
> 609-734-2538
>
>

Ken,

Wiseman does in fact manufacture some of the finest cases available for the
protection of musical instruments. I own two.

Wiseman case construction is top rate and they do the job that a case should
be doing.....protect.

I don't know where the information comes from that "nothing inside actually
makes contact with the keywork". This is not the case. I have the quad case
(supports 4 clarinets up to A clarinet in length) and the clarinets are
nestled in troughs. I also have the bass clarinet case for the extended
instrument. This case also has the trough set up for two additional
clarinets up the A clarinet length. The standard Wiseman cases work very
similar to other cases. The exception is that the foam that he uses for the
cut outs (that fit each part) is very high tech stuff.

Many of the "stock" cases available have cardboard type structure
outside.....with leather or vinyl cover and then glued to the frame. Some
manufacturers have moved to ABS cases and this is light years better. The
problem most often encountered with these cases are the crummy hardware they
use for latches. The light weight foam cases are just that...lightweight.
They do little to protect the instrument from anything but the weather. I
remember when Leblanc U.S.A. bought out the old Hartman luggage plant in
Kenosha and put their clarinets in plywood cases...they were very durable
and really did a great job. I'm not sure how they case Leblancs now.

Wiseman's cases are heavy compared to other cases.....but they do a better
job all around. Also the single and double cases can be custom made with
different inserts, this so that you can configure the case for different
clarinets. Inserts can be ordered just like you want them.

I love my Wiseman cases. I travel with my clarinets quite a bit and my
clarinets come through unscathed every time.

Forest Aten

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