[Trombone-l] Leather case care? HELP!!!

[Roger Hecht]

Try a good sporting goods shop. That's where I bought leather 
treatment for my baseball gloves. I was a fairly serious player, so I 
had a professional glove and therefore wanted to keep it in good 
shape. I still have it and it's still usable, so I did something 
right, though I wasn't concerned about looks so much as keeping it 
supple and preserved. I believe the stuff I used was called Lexol, 
but I'm not sure. I do believe Lexol darkened the glove. There may be 
stuff out there that doesn't--I think there is. Things may have 
changed since I was playing, so check it out.

You should also find information from stores that carry leather 
goods. Luggage, etc.

And the Net must have stuff.


At 10:08 AM 9/8/2007, sabutin wrote:

>OK folks...
>
>So here I am, the proud possessor of not one but TWO slightly used,
>really good looking leather trombone bags.
>
>Me...the guy who vowed never to buy another leather case maybe 15
>years ago because my beautiful custom-made Joe's House of Sandals bag
>took such a beating in NYC and on the road that after several years
>it began to look like it had been USED as footwear.
>
>Me...the guy who has gotten 8 and 10 and even 15 years out of some
>cordura Reunion Blues bags. (With the help of a little dollop of
>Super Glue once in a while.)
>
>Both of these bags were offers that I simply couldn't refuse.
>
>So...now that I am masquerading as a grownup, I'd like to keep these
>fine pieces of the casemaker's art looking good.
>
>How do I best go about that?
>
>Any ideas?







Roger Hecht