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samdaman · 03-08-2008, 10:08 PM

In my humble opinion... DON'T GET A GIG BAG!!!! Gig bags are great and all (I owned and used one for about a year or two), but go for a hard case. I own a Bb, C, and Flugel which I wanted a case to carry all of them. I picked up a nice one off of Ebay which is pretty much like all major brands. After a few months, dings started showing up on the side of my Bb bell (the one I kept on the outside pocket). It just so happens that, when I ever bumped against a wall or door frame it left a nice little ding in my bell even though the case had some nice padding. Right now I am using a Marcus Bona quad case and I LOVE IT!!!! I highly, highly recommend Marcus Bona cases to anyone! They can be customized to any setup you want (all the padding is removable thanks to industrial strength velcro). Extra, smaller pads help provide a snug fit for different size horns and, the best part, it's a light-weight, HARD case. They are deffinetly by no means inexpensive, but they are deffinetly an amazing investment. I have come to ask myself this question, Why spend 2500-3000 dollars on two horns (a nice Bb and C trumpet) and not spend a tenth of that to protect them??? Riddle me that. The only other case that I would maybe spend my money on is the Pro-Tec triple case. It's the same style triple bag that I had, but the only difference is much denser foam. I still wouldn't trust it, but a few of my friends from college use it and they like it. So there you have it---My two cents.

03-08-2008, 10:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
samdaman Pianissimo User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Reading PA Posts: 63	Re: Yet Another "which case/bag should I get" In my humble opinion... DON'T GET A GIG BAG!!!! Gig bags are great and all (I owned and used one for about a year or two), but go for a hard case. I own a Bb, C, and Flugel which I wanted a case to carry all of them. I picked up a nice one off of Ebay which is pretty much like all major brands. After a few months, dings started showing up on the side of my Bb bell (the one I kept on the outside pocket). It just so happens that, when I ever bumped against a wall or door frame it left a nice little ding in my bell even though the case had some nice padding. Right now I am using a Marcus Bona quad case and I LOVE IT!!!! I highly, highly recommend Marcus Bona cases to anyone! They can be customized to any setup you want (all the padding is removable thanks to industrial strength velcro). Extra, smaller pads help provide a snug fit for different size horns and, the best part, it's a light-weight, HARD case. They are deffinetly by no means inexpensive, but they are deffinetly an amazing investment. I have come to ask myself this question, Why spend 2500-3000 dollars on two horns (a nice Bb and C trumpet) and not spend a tenth of that to protect them??? Riddle me that. The only other case that I would maybe spend my money on is the Pro-Tec triple case. It's the same style triple bag that I had, but the only difference is much denser foam. I still wouldn't trust it, but a few of my friends from college use it and they like it. So there you have it---My two cents. __________________ -Sam Tate -Bach 43LR Reverse Lead -Benge 90C Trumpet -Gold Schilke E3L Eb/D -Yahmaha 6310Z Bobby Shew Flugel -Warburton 3 series and a GR67FL When in doubt, go with the FLOW... it's all about the flow... musical line and tone production :) www.music.psu.edu