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Author: OldeSkool
Date: 2026-04-27 17:01
Has anyone purchased the BAM Conservatoire single clarinet case? It looks very similar to the BAM Trekking case at roughly 1/2 the price. How does the quality compare?
Bill
Post Edited (2026-04-28 17:15)
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Author: prigault
Date: 2026-04-27 20:49
An excellent compact case that stores everything I need and which I use it for my main Bb (Buffet Festival).
The main compartment is very well padded and stores a clarinet with a foldable stand within the bell, a second barrel, two mouthpieces and a small space for a cork grease stick or small reed holder.
Two important considerations for me:
- the barrel spaces are normal-sized, so my stock Buffet barrels are well held in place (unlike some cases made for obese barrels)
- it accomodates lower joints that had the thumb rest modified. Mine has been moved 2cm up and 1cm left on all my clarinets, and few cases accomodate this semlessly.
I do not use the top compartment for scores, as it too narrow for letter-size and hardly convenient for A4 as soon as you have a protective holder. Rather, I use it to store all my other stuff: several reed holders, reed file (Vandoren glass reed stick), small screwdriver, teeth protector, etc.
Both the BAM Conservatoire case and the BAM Classic Double clarinet case (which I use for my pair of Buffet RC) are hidden gems. They are superior IMO to other cases several times the price.
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2026-04-28 12:20
>> and hardly convenient for A4 as soon as you have a protective holder. <<
What do you mean by a protective holder? Some kind of case cover? How do A4 papers fit in it without a protective holder? Not an A4 size book, but let's say ten or twenty pages?
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Author: prigault
Date: 2026-04-28 15:39
I mean something like a folder to protect paper sheets in the top compartment, so they do not get crumpled.
Anything strictly within A4 size (set of sheets, even a 2cm thick book!) does fit in the top compartment, but anything wider (standard 9"x12" scores, letter-size paper, even a folder for A4 that is a few millimetres wider than A4) does not. This case would be perfect if it were 2cm wider.
Post Edited (2026-04-28 15:43)
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2026-04-30 12:59
Thanks. I'm specifically looking for cases with a compartment that would fit a stack of A4 papers. We don't use those American standard size papers here.
Though I just looked those up and it seems the Trekking only costs more than twice in the USA. In most other countries the difference is much smaller.
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Author: David Eichler
Date: 2026-05-06 23:07
I have a Bam alto sax backpack case, the zipper of which has failed, and one handle of which became unmoored. The case has not had hard usage. I try not to base my opinion on one example, but this leaves me leery of this brand.
My impression is that these cases are not made for high durability, and they are relatively costly.
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