selmer53

I prefer the old school attache, and cannot stand the looks (and lack of quality) of "gig bags".
However, attaches are heavy and cannot be thrown over the shoulder or backpacked, for the most part.
I'd love to hear some feedback (and keep it clean!)

Mr. Stomvi

The ProTec cases are quite nice and fit a wide variety of horns. They are also very reasonably priced and provide plenty of protection.

Seth Moore

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et_mike

I also love protec... durability of a hard case and the convenience of a gig bag all in one!

Jude

Wish I'd done this before ordering... I need some kind of case for an old Conn cornet and don't much care whether it's hard or soft. I like the look of the Pro Tec bag, but the cornet they show in the illustration is a long bell, and this is a shepherd's crook. I gave a couple of on-line places a week to respond within 24 hours (their ad, not my demand) about whether a horn with this one's dimensions would fit and never heard back. So when I found a hard case from Taylor Music that matched the length and bell diameter of this horn (a "Conn/Benge Cornet Case") I ordered it. I was going to wait to open it as my Christmas present, but this post got me curious. Luckily - there's no way my horn is going to fit: the length measured through the valve section is too great. If you're going to be going by dimensions, give all three.

For the money - $44, this one would probably be a good deal. There's no strap to hold the horn in place (as there was in the original case for the Wonder), so it has to fit the space perfectly. (It's not contoured foam.) There's a combination lock that I would have wanted when my son was younger (if anybody wants to steal it they'd just take the case, no?). There's storage space below, though not large enough to hold music books, and holders for two mouthpieces. When I realized I couldn't get the cover down I planned to send it back, but maybe I'll hold onto it expecting to come across a Conn or Benge at a yard-sale eventually.

Jim Kot

Hi Selmer53. I have to disagree with on the quality of gig bags. If you look into the Glen Cronkhite bags you will find a very well made bag and Glen uses top quality leather. Glen use to design for reunion blues and he now makes these bags on his own. These bags are more expensive than the Pro-Tect and some others but well worth it. Remember these are gig bags and not for everyone and I use a hard case when I travel. There this is my two bits and I feel better now. Merry Christmas all

nieuwguyski

I transport my modified Conn 5A Victor cornet in a Pelican 1500 equipment case. I cut the foam lining to hold the cornet, so it's a custom fit. I previously used the same case to hold a DeNicola Puje. When I sold the Puje (and the buyer expressed no interest in paying extra for the Pelican case), I bought a new foam block from Pelican and cut it for the Conn. I guarantee the case would have the height to hold the tallest cornet valve casings (and probably even the quasi-cornopean bell crook of a Stomvi Master cornet).

Pelican cases are ugly, but engineered for transporting delicate electronics. They probably can't stop a bullet, and you probably can't park a car on top of one like a Torpedo Bag (which I own, but a Torpedo won't hold a cornet), but they are ridiculously over-engineered. They're waterproof, and each one has a published buoyancy rating, which depends on size. Indeed, in the event of a water landing, I could use my cornet case as a flotation device.

While Pelican cases are great for transporting cornets (trumpets too, though the length limits your options), I don't recommend them for long-term storage, unless the instrument is completely dry. Remember, they are waterproof. Please don't ask how I know this... but think "red rot."

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Cornet1

I've been making my own for more years than I care to remember....

I always make my own cases strong enough to at least take my weight when I stand on it...with the cornet inside. My current case for my B&H 'Sovereign' is very small being just large enough for the instrument which is suspended inside the case in high quality rubber foam covered with fleece. The case itself is made from laminated marine play with fully contured corners/edges. The case itself goes into my rehearsal bag along with all the other kit such as mutes etc.

I have now made quite a few cases like this but if/when i make another i will use a different method employing formed aluminium laqminated with GRP as my experiments have led me to think that it could be as strong and much lighter.

Jude

Can you get these foam blocks and stick them in a generic case? (The strength features sound like overkill, for my purposes.) Do you send the company the dimensions and they provide the layout and do the cutting, or is it a DIY project?

nieuwguyski

You can order just the foam blocks from Pelican. You would receive the standard pieces for one of their cases: a one-inch-thick sheet of foam for the bottom of the case, a block of foam to fill the cavity, and a sheet of "bumpy" foam for inside the lid. Your only choices would be foam sized for one of the pelican cases, so you'd have to buy oversize (unless your generic case exactly matched the inside dimensions of a Pelican) and cut it down.

It is a do-it-yourself operation, and I made it easier on myself by describing the process as cutting. The main foam block is scored into one-inch cubes that are all connected to their neighbors by a little uncut strip in the center of each edge.

You make the hole in the foam you want by ripping out the cubes. Obviously, squares and rectangles are the easiest, and you can make stair-step 45-degree angles. I have, in the past, traced the outline of a cornet onto the foam and used scissors to make a void shaped more like the cornet, but I ended up with little corner pieces of foam that were barely connected to the foam block, so I don't think it's worth the hassle. You should always be able to make a rectilinear void that supports a cornet at least as well, if not better than, a standard hard case.

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selmer53

Anyone have a Walstein...the red interior model with extra room for mutes? It's on Cornet Cases - Walstein, Bach, Ortola
Any opinions?