custom case

[DBruceMangan]

Last post was here and disappeared.. that's ok. We'll try this again.

Hey all !

So I am in a unique position of looking for a case.
I am having a bass trombone built right now and it has a screw-bell and 2 flares. I would like to find a case where I could have the two flares available in the case.
That leads me to looking at cases that might be a bit more customized than the standard Marcus Bona or Protec, etc..

Has anyone had a custom case done (Pelican, etc) and if so... who was it, do you have pics, and what was your experience with getting it.. I was told that Fullpedaltrombonist might have some guidance on this.

Thanks!!!!

[BGuttman]

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[Neo Bri]

I have a few screw bells, but no double-flare cases. I can imagine a simple padded sleeve or similar which would allow you to stack the flares. Something to look at, anyway.

[Matt K]

As counterintuitive as it may sound, you might want to look into cronkhite cases. A gig bad would be easy to make to accommodate two flares but you lose some.of the benefit of having a harder case

[Neo Bri]

As counterintuitive as it may sound, you might want to look into cronkhite cases. A gig bad would be easy to make to accommodate two flares but you lose some.of the benefit of having a harder case

Definitely does sound counter-intuitive. Are there designs for screw-bells? If not, some of the design benefit of a screw-bell is lost.

Unless I'm not following you...always a risk.

[Matt K]

I don't know if the new company making them would accommodate, but Glenn would do custom stuff. The basic idea would be a little flap kind of like a slide compartment below the bell. Maybe. Might be aoot point if they won't do it but I'd check if I could tolerate a gig bag since those cases are really nice.

[Sid]

Being an owner of a recent Lawler and knowing the joys of the screw bell, I would love to have my classical tenor and bass trombone converted. The problem though is that there really anyone making those types of cases. Bags of Spain does one I believe. What I would love to do is have my Lawler case digitally measured them "stretched out" in dimensions to theoretically fit those horns. Then it's a matter of finding a company that could develop the case.

[Neo Bri]

Bonna makes my Thein one.

[SwissTbone]

Look for Basili custom cases on Facebook. They make anything you want. Ciro Basili can be contacted easily by mail.