I have tried a number of different gig bags, and my preference is the
Pro-tec gig bag, which retails for around $135-140. It is well padded
and has a substantial stiffener for the bell flare. Despite the feet on
the bottom, they do tend to just roll over when you set them down. I've
been using
at
sweet-talking her trombone on board airliners with her.
Herb Foster
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Thanks.
I also might add that some
Foster
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Thanks.
I also might add that some people could use no case and would have a
dent-free horn, while others would
: [Hornlist] Dent bags
On Sunday 01 February 2009 13:14:31 valkh...@aol.com wrote:
Maybe I'm missing something, but I believe he's made his objection quite
clear numerous times in every e-mail he's sent. Weight and form factor are
the objections. Frankly, if I had a fixed bell horn, I would
- Message from jer...@sublymerecords.com -
I'm sure you're familiar with the principle of physics which states that
energy cannot be created nor destroyed.
I'd say that the question has more to do with momentum (rather than
energy) conservation.
Sadly, there is no perfect
The only problem is hard cases are a pain in the butt and not many of them
can be worn as a backpack - making carrying them quite uncomfortable for me.
-William
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You're right, they're a pain. The easiest way is to tie a rope around the
main tube of your horn and tie the other end around your waist then drag the
horn along the floor behind you, it's much easier! :-)
Cheers,
Lawrence (whose Alex 103 survived 12 months undamaged in a gig bag then
didn't.)
As soon as they make a hard case that's easy to carry over long walking
distances and that's as light as a gig back I'll buy one.
Until then it's a 'dent bag' for me.
Yes I have to be more careful, but I've had to walk miles with a case before
and for me it's the only way.
-William
Correction, that should be a dent bag, not dent back.
But back to the point, when you have to deal with walking several miles with
a case (airports come to mind) nothing beats something you can wear as a
backpack.
-William
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Go busking, go work in a bar, cry to your parents, anything, but raise
enough money to buy a proper hard gig bag type case - (I use a Marcus
Bonna case now). It will work out cheaper than the repairs you will almost
certainly have to finance later.
Cheers,
Lawrence
2009/2/1 valkh...@aol.com
Assumptions assumptions.
I have a Marcus Bonna case. I'm also 27 with a very well-paying job so money
is not much of an issue for me.
-William
In a message dated 2/1/2009 3:57:07 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
yateslawre...@googlemail.com writes:
Go busking, go work in a bar, cry to your
PS - I was super-careful with my horn during the year it lived in a gig bag
- the damage wasn't caused by me.
2009/2/1 Lawrence Yates yateslawre...@googlemail.com
Go busking, go work in a bar, cry to your parents, anything, but raise
enough money to buy a proper hard gig bag type case - (I use
Yes, I assumed you were younger (but 27 is still very young to a codger like
me!)
If money is not problem, what's your objection to a hard gig bag type case?
Lawrenceyates.co.uk
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Well the problem is with some gigs I choose to walk to them or have to walk
a bit, or in airports you again have to walk sometimes one or two miles. I
also frequently hike and sometimes its nice to be able to take the horn with
you
for some nice quiet practice time.
Like I said, until
Um... I said I have a Marcus Bonna :)
-William
In a message dated 2/1/2009 4:00:57 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
yateslawre...@googlemail.com writes:
Yes, I assumed you were younger (but 27 is still very young to a codger like
me!)
If money is not problem, what's your objection to a hard
I know a repairmen who made an aircraft aluminum case that you could almost
drive over. The only problem was that even though it had wheels I'm not sure I
would want to cart it through a rough trail or an airport.
-William
In a message dated 2/1/2009 4:00:32 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
Yes, so what's your objection to it?
(Sorry, reading through my posts to you they sound very confrontational -
they're not meant to - I'm just curious)
Cheers,
Lawrence
Lawrenceyates.co.uk
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Comments guys and gals have tossed out in the design of a better horn case.
1) Wheels
2) Integral garment bag.
I know some folks are working on some aspects.
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I don't have any objections to them. I thought others did (hence the term
gig bags)?
Or are we talking about another brand? I know there are soft fabric cases
out there but I don't own one.
-William
In a message dated 2/1/2009 4:06:52 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
Number 2 is a great idea. By the way, I can't find the link but someone came
up with a one piece zip up tuxedo that looked just like a normal tux, but
was much easier to put on, clean, etc.
-William
In a message dated 2/1/2009 4:09:57 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 4:06 PM
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Yes, so what's your objection to it?
(Sorry, reading through my posts to you they sound very confrontational -
they're not meant to - I'm just curious)
Cheers
Dave,
If you were an unethical person, you could talk the mother into cutting the
bell, and selling her a Marcus Bona flight case. LOL. That surely generate some
more work for your business.
Walt Lewis
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Thanks.
I also might add that some people could use no case and would have a
dent-free horn, while others would manage to dent their horn even if it was
safe in
a Sherman tank.
-William
In a message dated 2/1/2009 4:12:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
jer...@sublymerecords.com writes:
Hi,
No, I thnk we're talking at cross purposes.
When someone says gig bag I think of the soft fabric BAG. I think of
the Marcus Bonna as a gig bag type CASE - it's hard, it protects the
instrument, it's light and it's portable.
The gig BAG is light and portable but it doesn't protect.
If
Gotcha. I agree - I did have a soft fabric type case a long time ago but I
got rid of it.
-William
In a message dated 2/1/2009 4:19:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
yateslawre...@googlemail.com writes:
Hi,
No, I thnk we're talking at cross purposes.
When someone says gig bag I think of
Sorry, my misunderstanding (played first in Walton Symphony 1 last night -
it did my head in and I've still not recovered)
Can I go and have a drink now?
Cheers,
Lawrence
2009/2/1 valkh...@aol.com
Gotcha. I agree - I did have a soft fabric type case a long time ago but I
got rid of it.
When I was at university, I invested in the old-style bags French Horn case.
Lighter than a standard hard case, though much more robust than a gig bag. This
is the sot of thing:
http://www.sheehans.com/french-horns/brass-cases-gigbags/pcode=57371276311
(apols, no advertising intended!)
The
Sure. If you are ever in East TN it'll be on me at the Smoky Mountain
Brewery.
-William
In a message dated 2/1/2009 4:26:21 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
yateslawre...@googlemail.com writes:
Sorry, my misunderstanding (played first in Walton Symphony 1 last night -
it did my head in and
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Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 4:18 PM
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Hi,
No, I thnk we're talking at cross purposes.
When someone says gig bag I think of the soft fabric BAG. I think of
the Marcus Bonna as a gig bag type CASE - it's hard, it protects
Listhorn@music.memphis.edu
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Wow - I see I have opened a touchy subject.
How about this one, which says it splits the difference between a gig
bag and a hard case, although I couldn't find the exact weight
anywhere on the web page.
http
In a message dated 2/1/2009 3:09:55 P.M. Central Standard Time,
william.s.gr...@gmail.com writes:
Comments guys and gals have tossed out in the design of a better horn case.
1) Wheels
2) Integral garment bag.
3) Integral beer cooler.
**Know Your Numbers: Get tips and tools
In a message dated 2/1/2009 3:09:55 P.M. Central Standard Time,
william.s.gr...@gmail.com writes:
Comments guys and gals have tossed out in the design of a better horn case.
1) Wheels
2) Integral garment bag.
3) Integral beer cooler.
4) Automatic engine / supplied with spare viola player to
of DC
where I
wished I had a Kevlar gig bag... :-O
-Original Message-
From: Lawrence Yates [mailto:yateslawre...@googlemail.com]
Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 4:18 PM
To: The Horn List
Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Dent bags
Hi,
No, I thnk we're talking at cross purposes.
When someone
One of the lads in a section I occasionally play for has a music stand with
an attachment to hold his beer.
Are you there Malc?
Cheers,
Lawrence
2009/2/1 jerryol...@aol.com
3) Integral beer cooler.
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In a message dated 2/1/2009 3:09:55 P.M. Central Standard Time,
william.s.gr...@gmail.com writes:
Comments guys and gals have tossed out in the design of a better horn case.
1) Wheels
2) Integral garment bag.
3
On Sunday 01 February 2009 13:14:31 valkh...@aol.com wrote:
Maybe I'm missing something, but I believe he's made his objection quite
clear numerous times in every e-mail he's sent. Weight and form factor are
the objections. Frankly, if I had a fixed bell horn, I would object to hard
cases
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Sent: Feb 1, 2009 3:55 PM
Correction, that should be a dent bag, not dent back.
But back to the point
Sure hope that drink is a pint of stout! If so, enjoy one for me as well.
In your words, Cheers!
Walt Lewis
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Sent: Feb 1, 2009 4:57 PM
In a message dated 2/1/2009 3:09:55 P.M. Central Standard Time,
william.s.gr...@gmail.com writes:
Comments guys and gals have tossed out in the design of a better horn case.
1) Wheels
2) Integral garment bag.
3
In a message dated 2/1/2009 3:29:29 P.M. Central Standard Time,
jer...@sublymerecords.com writes:
The difficulty with
gig bags is designing on that will provide enough rigidity as to not allow a
quick, pointed attack to the case without causing that initial damage yet
still the flexibility
http://thompsonmusic.com/store/page164.html
looks nice - backstraps sounds great to me.
-S-
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In a message dated 2/1/2009 3:29:29 P.M. Central Standard Time,
jer...@sublymerecords.com writes:
The difficulty with
gig bags is
What kind of valve oil should I use with different brands of gig bags or
hard cases?
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What kind of valve oil should I use with different brands of gig bags or
hard cases?
The answer to that question can be had only by watching the Super Bowl
and drinking lots of beer - I'm not sure which of those two
2009/2/1 John Baumgart john.baumg...@comcast.net
What kind of valve oil should I use with different brands of gig bags or
hard cases?
I find Superfix valve oil works best with all types of gig bag - it sticks
the valves solid and makes them unable to move no matter how hard the case
is
]
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In a message dated 2/1/2009 3:29:29 P.M. Central Standard Time,
jer...@sublymerecords.com writes:
The difficulty with
gig bags is designing on that will provide enough rigidity as to not allow
My wife bought me one of those gator lightweight cases. I sent it
back. Yes it was fairly light weight. But there were two things I really
didn't like about it. It was big and bulky (much bigger than the
original case for my Holton H-179) and my horn was very loose inside the
case, making me
On Sunday 01 February 2009 17:00:41 Jerry Houston wrote:
These are what I'm talking about. My horns fit _very_ snugly, and can't move
around at all. Fit and finish is excellent, and the backpack straps leave my
hands free for other things - like steering my motorcycle.
D'uh ... how 'bout
On Sunday 01 February 2009 14:13:29 Jerry Houston wrote:
I have Thompson Edition cases in both fixed- and cut-bell versions, and I
like 'em a lot. So far, they've provided complete protection to my horns,
yet they're comfortable to carry. And compared with other compact and
protective
The burning question is:
Now days, how many Mellophones would the average High schooler destroy (not a
bad thing, in my opinion) carrying out the research?
Walt Lewis
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: [Hornlist] Dent bags
The burning question is:
Now days, how many Mellophones would the average High schooler destroy (not
a bad thing, in my opinion) carrying out the research?
Walt Lewis
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From: James Maddrey
Sender: horn-bounces+lewhorn9=yahoo@music.memphis.edu
I know one solution was just throwing the egg out of the window with no
protection because the teacher neglected to mention that he wanted the egg to
stay intact. Of course everyone else assumed the egg had to survive the fall so
the group who just threw the egg out got an A for paying
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