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Author: Chris P
Date: 2008-06-02 17:09
Does anyone know any companies that make hard sided cases to carry a flute, piccolo, oboe and clarinet (or even a pair) all in the one case?
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: Merlin_Williams
Date: 2008-06-02 20:37
The only thing I can think of for that kind of combo is something like a custom made Wiseman.
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Author: Jaysne
Date: 2008-06-23 01:59
Sounds like it might end up being very large (and heavy) case.
When I have a gig requiring a handful of the smaller horns, I carry them all in a big canvas bag with a shoulder strap.
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Author: mikeW
Date: 2008-06-23 16:58
If you've also got a soprano sax in the mix, I've found a soft-sided carry-on style suitcase with handle and wheels to be useful. I can load sop sax, flute, clarinet, picc, instrument stands & other miscellaneous stuff into the suitcase which I can roll or carry, depending on terrain. It occurs to me to add that my soprano is curved. a straight soprano might not fit in some of these suitcases.
The downside is that since I'm carrying all the cases plus a suitcase, it's not particularly light, but I'm not a fan of gig bags.
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Author: anonrob
Date: 2008-08-07 18:04
in 1980, there was a guy in Boston making cases like that. I have a nice, vinyl covered plywood case with cut foam inside that holds a piccolo, flute, clarinet, and soprano.
Rob
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Author: leigthom
Date: 2008-09-18 08:53
I use a case that holds flute,pic,pair of clarinets and an Eb clarinet plus space for reeds etc. It was made by Paxman cases of Harold Wood, Essex. Unfortunately they no longer exist but I now make my own cases from aluminium cases made for cameras or tools. They can often be bought secondhand very cheaply. I buy foam from an upholstery dealer and cut the shapes I want with a solder gun, this helps seal the foam. The largest case I have holds oboe, oboe d'amore and cor plus reeds etc. The cases are very strong but also light.
Hope this is some help.
Leigh
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Author: lrooff
Date: 2009-03-22 15:57
My problem is a bit different -- it includes larger instruments. I double on bassoon and bass clarinet in the community band, which is plenty to schlep around anyhow. The band also has a clarinet choir, which means that during the same concert I'll be playing the bassoon, bass clarinet, alto clarinet and, occasionally, contra alto clarinet. I'd love to find some way to haul all these instruments around without either getting a hernia or hiring a troupe of assistants.
On a lighter note, I discovered a long time ago that my Eb clarinet will fit nicely, case and all, inside the storage compartment of my Bundy contra alto clarinet case, sort of like a "space saver spare tire."
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2009-04-03 15:01
One of the members over on the clarinet boards used an old bassoon case for hos pair of clarinets.
So I reckon an old but structurally sound wooden bassoon case (or a redundant one where the player ditched it in favour of a padded gig bag) will be ideal to fit out for all manner of woodwinds. And an added bonus if it has a case cover.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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