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Re: bass clarinet case recommendation

Author: DougR
Date: 2019-11-27 01:37

I've heard good things about Mike's cases. The design possibilities are limited almost literally to your own imagination (and the laws of physics; I don't believe he makes cases that fly, yet). I'm not sure if in-person fitting is required; perhaps if you're in the Bay Area that's not a problem.

The two professional bass players I know of, Michael Lowenstern and Ed Palanker, both use Wiseman cases. (I think Ed said that his was built to hold bass, Bb and A clarinets). Whether they needed any additional fitting work I don't know.

I bought a BAM case for my low-Eb Selmer and my model 67 came with presumably a BAM case made for Selmer. I imagine they'd hold the instruments well under routine handling, but both Wiseman and Manning cases are built to (as they say) take a licking.

My low-Eb BAM case isn't waterproof, but it has a built-in "shower cap" in a pouch at one end that you can pull out and cover the case with. The Model 67 case doesn't appear to be waterproof at all, and there's no shower cap. (I carry plastic bags and large rubber bands, which I haven't had to use yet, just in case...picture a $14,000 instrument covered with a Costco plastic shopping bag, I mean really.)

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