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Is Eastman discontinuing their hard cases?
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2018 1:54 pm
by greenbean
Anyone know what the deal is with Eastman fiberglass cases? Have they been discontinued?
(I read something about this on Facebook but... um... it could be FAKE NEWS!...)
Re: Is Eastman discontinuing their hard cases?
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2018 2:04 pm
by Burgerbob
Yes.
Re: Is Eastman discontinuing their hard cases?
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2018 2:29 pm
by JohnL
Link to Facebook post
That'll be a bigger deal for string players. It seems a lot of them use Eastman cases.
I've always been a little hazy on the relationship between Eastman Cases and Jakob Winter. They look like the same cases, and I've seen Eastman cases sold under the JW-Eastman name. Anyone have the straight dope on that?
Re: Is Eastman discontinuing their hard cases?
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2018 2:53 pm
by greenbean
I know that they were produced under the name Jacob Winter long before the name Eastman appeared. I have always assumed that Eastman bought the company that make Winter cases (or at least the rights to sell the cases).
Regardless, this is unfortunate...
Re: Is Eastman discontinuing their hard cases?
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2018 4:51 pm
by sacfxdx
Agreed. I like how light they are. I had the wind blow my case over two times recently (grrrrr) and hardly a scratch on a the case. Zero damage to my horn.
Re: Is Eastman discontinuing their hard cases?
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2018 5:24 pm
by JohnL
Jakob Winter still has a website, so maybe it's just that they and Eastman have parted ways?