[Trombone-l] A Devine endoresement...

[Alisha Ard]

Well for those fellows and gals in the Atlanta area, if Bob's never  
bought you a drink, I guess tell him he owes you one!  I can  
personally attest to his hospitality, but cannot vouch for his taste  
in comedy.

Alisha


On Jun 18, 2007, at 11:22 AM, bonemstr at america.net wrote:

> I had an Altieri double bone bag. The weight of both a symphony bore
> and double bass bell section was just too much for the Altieri, and
> the 'slide box' twisted and torqued the slide. The Slide Doctor
> chastised me severely for using such a thing...! Perhaps the single
> Altieri bags are better and that is where Chris has had good  
> experience.
>
> I like the Wolf Pak, but it has nothing on the outside for stand
> storage...have to second Eric's vote on the Cronkhite. Best
> construction I've seen, and a great guy who stands behind his goods.
>
> If you fellows and gals outside of LA have never met the lovely Ms.
> Ard, I can tell you that she is all and more humorous in person than
> in her posting. I caught her gig with Doc when they came through
> Atlanta. Quite the entertaining sense of humour!
>
> Bob Devine
> Atlanta, GA
> An 'All Shires' family
>
> Quoting Chris Waage <chris.waage at gmail.com>:
>
>> I'd go with the Altieri.  Best protection for the slide of any gig  
>> bag out
>> there.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> On 6/18/07, Eric Edwards <eric at elsjledwards.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> The only soft gig bag I like is the Cronkhite bag.
>>> It's what used to be Reunion Blues,  but actually made by Glen  
>>> Cronkhite.
>>>
>>> He is the guy that designed the bags for Reunion Blues, and is  
>>> now on his
>>> own.
>>>
>>> Steve Ferguson in LA,  hornguys.com,  sells them, along with a  
>>> couple of
>>> others.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Eric
>>>
>>>
>>> Eric, Leandra, Sara, Jared & Lily
>>> Edwards
>>> "The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness  
>>> of low
>>> price has faded"
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: trombone-l-bounces at server5.samford.edu
>>> [mailto:trombone-l-bounces at server5.samford.edu]On Behalf Of  
>>> Alisha Ard
>>> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 12:40 PM
>>> To: Trombone-L Trombone
>>> Subject: [Trombone-l] Shopping for a new gig bag
>>>
>>> The Protec contoured tenor trombone gig bag I won at a jazz camp in
>>> high school (about a dozen years ago) is finally approaching
>>> disintegration.  The shoulder strap that was pulling away for quite
>>> some time finally broke off the last time I gate checked it.  The
>>> styrofoam pieces inside are tearing away, and the partition that
>>> closes off one end for an accessory case, well, that dislodged  
>>> itself
>>> quite some time ago, I just push it back into place and it stays put
>>> when the case is closed.  The velcro on the handles is also coming
>>> off.  Sooooooo, I believe it is finally time to say goodbye to a
>>> faithful companion and find something younger and better looking.
>>>
>>> Because this case lasted so long and always protected my horn from
>>> any damage, and I never had a problem carrying it on any flight
>>> (except for the smaller commuter flights where there is no overhead
>>> bin storage), and because I enjoy the convenience of the side pocket
>>> for carrying my trombone stand, I am considering buying the same
>>> thing again.
>>>
>>> But, before I settle on a duplicate of my old case, I am curious to
>>> explore what else is out there.  Maybe I only THINK the Protec is my
>>> type because we've been together for so long.  It came along when I
>>> was still very young and it was free.  I was vulnerable to its  
>>> charms.
>>>
>>> Looking on different vendor websites at all their cases isn't really
>>> helping my decision.  I want some user feedback from anyone who's
>>> field-tested something different that they recommend.  Could you  
>>> tell
>>> me what you like and why?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Alisha
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>>
>> --
>> Chris Waage, Bass Trombonist
>> chris.waage at gmail.com
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