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JVelsey
Registered User
(10/4/00 8:07:37 am)
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cases
for air travel
I heard somewhere that there are
cases similar to those Alan Stevenson ones that are so good for
flying, only made in the US (somewhere in Texas?). Has anyone heard
of these or bought one? If so, how do they compare to the Stevenson
in terms of cost and safety to the instrument? Any info. is deeply
appreciated!
Jonathan
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Steve
Drake
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(10/9/00 10:53:23 am)
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Re:
cases for air travel
Mark Leaf cases are made in Kansas I
think, maybe that's what you were thinking?
http://www.geocities.com/Nashville/9547/index.html
They're
very nice cases - I have an old one. I have recently become somewhat
skeptical about mine, as airmexico managed to trash the handles on
mine. It's a fixable problem, however. The newer ones are made
better.
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Andy
Hamric
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User
(10/9/00 8:43:40 pm)
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Kolstein
"Uni-Air Cello Carrier", made in NY
by Kolstein. Very big and bulky, but that translates mostly to armor
for the cello. Has a nice inflateable airbag system which cushions
the whole body of the cello. I got mine for about $1600 two or three
years ago. It held up very well on a trans-pacific flight and my
friend also had a good experience using it. The case protects
extremely well against impacts but I had an open seem from the cold.
Must say though, $35 to fix an open seem is a lot bettern than $1000
for an airline ticket to Japan.
If you get this case and take
it somewhere, make provisions for hauling your cello around at your
location, like a soft case. My friend actually got her cello inside
with a soft case. The thing must way over 30 pounds and is awkard to
deal with. I had to haul it up and down rail station stairs in Japan
and that was not fun.
ah
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