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Author: studioline
Date: 2013-07-26 12:21
Does anyone have experience of the carbon fibre bass clarinet case whch also fits 3 soprano cl's?
I have just odered one to be made, at quite a cost!
Thanks Stu
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Author: studioline
Date: 2013-07-26 12:48
And to follow up- i actualy took a trip to Howard Wiseman's to take a look for myself- the case is incredibly light- and he custom makes them to your specs- so for exmple, i play on Rossi clarinets, he's happy to make slots etc for barrels, mouthpieces etc according to what you have. All clarinets are suspended which i like.
The case is also much smaller than a usual bass case (for bass alone) from other manufacturers- and as i say much lighter, and apparently stronger.
I put all my clarinets in it- and was surprised with the fact that it still didn't feel particuarly heavy, considering it was carrying 4 clarinets.
Yes indeed, it is v expensive, but has a lifetime gaurantee, and considering the price of instruments, if you can afford it- will be a long term investment.
I wondered if anyone actually has any working experience with this case?
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2013-07-28 17:50
A student of mine has one, it's very good an light but I must ask how many times are you going to carry all those clarinet with you? I have the older model, fits a bass and one or two clarinets. Being a symphony player I keep my clarinets in my double case because so many times I don't need them all at the same time. Many times only the bass, sometime only the set or just the Bb. I was always concerned about moving them from one case to the other too often worrying about leaving something out. I just found it more effective to keep the clarinets seperate from the bass. I carry a custom made bass stand in the slot for one clarinet and "junk" in the other. :-)
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2013-07-28 19:52
If you're doing a lot of pit or soundtrack recording work, then you usually need Eb, Bb (and most likely an A) and bass depending on the scoring, so to have a case that fits all of them certainly makes life easier going to and from the venue.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: William
Date: 2013-07-29 03:27
I played a concert this afternoon that required Bb, Eb and bass clarinets (mostly bass). I simply wrapped my Bb and Eb in separate towels and carried them assembled in the exterior compartment of my Buffet bass case. That created a heavy load to carry the two blocks I had to walk to the concert venue in spite of the relatively light stock 1193-2 Prestige bass case. Next time, I'm going to use separate single cases and carry them in a tote bag along with the other stuff--reeds, stands, water bot, candy bar, etc. Easier on my hands and less re-packing of clarinets after.
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2013-07-29 19:29
I gutted a tenor sax case and, using 6"-thick slabs of packing foam (available in rolls from shipping supply and plastics supply distributors) made a double-deck case, the bottom of which holds a low-C bass clarinet and the upper deck which holds any combination of up to three soprano clarinets, A, Bb, C, or Eb.
Not pretty inside, but at least I don't have to choose between buying a custom case or making the next home mortgage payment. And you can find used tenor sax cases just about anywhere. They also make good cases for EEb contra-alto clarinet, by the way.
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