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Author: plclemo
Date: 2010-08-31 13:53
Does anyone know of a case/tote for carrying an assembled instrument to keep it from getting "banged up" when traveling from the basement of the church up to the sanctuary?
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2010-08-31 14:27
Can't you carry them using the stand with the instrument resting into you?
If I've got 2 or 3 instruments to carry in one go I put them all on the one stand (triple oboe/cor/d'amore stand) to make it a doddle carrying them all. I carry them all by holding the base of the stand and rest the instruments (minus reeds/crooks) onto my chest/shoulder to prevent them getting knocked.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: saxmad
Date: 2010-08-31 15:25
How about one of those big plastic tubes that art student use to carry their big paintings?
Never tried it myself... just an idea.
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Author: WoodwindOz
Date: 2010-09-01 08:35
Chris, I also use the stand with instruments against shoulder, and have never had a problem. I have a Hercules triple stand which has a nice strong base.
On That Auction Site, you can buy (well last time I checked) cases for assembled clarinets and also straight soprano sax cases. I don't know what the lengths in comparison of these assembled instruments are, but for the purposes of transport within a building, it could be worth a shot.
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Author: Ian White
Date: 2010-09-01 19:02
Many players of smaller instruments I know take their instrument onto the stage in it's case - it only takes a few seconds to assemble it - & put the case under the chair. I've never known any pompous busybody complain! It's by far the safest way.
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