[Trombone-l] Old Style Eastman case needed...

[Bonemaster]

for 88H CL

Anyone with a case or a lead on one in great condition or wanting to swap
their mint older style for a newer style, please respond off line ASAP.
Thanks,

Bob Devine
Roswell/Atlanta, GA
An 'All Shires' family

-----Original Message-----
From: trombone-l-bounces at samford.edu
[mailto:trombone-l-bounces at samford.edu]On Behalf Of David Burch
Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 9:23 PM
To: TROMBONE-L at server5.SAMFORD.EDU
Subject: [Trombone-l] Edwards 1998 hard case puts dent in slide


I assume you'll be reading this after Thanksgiving, so I hope you had a
pleasant one.

When I bought my Edwards tenor trombone 10 years ago, I was told by Edwards
that a known defect in the Getzen hard cases, one that could put dents in
slides, had been corrected. The other day, I dropped my case for the first
time in those ten years, two feet to a concrete floor, and now the outer
slide has a nice dent with a pattern of wiggly scratches leading up to it,
like skidmarks. I'm steamed: A two-foot drop should not have caused any
damage. At the point in the case that aligns with the dent, I found what
feels like the head of a staple sticking out, put there to attach the large
accessory compartment.

This has been the smoothest slide I've ever found on any trombone, and I
only hope it can be repaired to that state. I'm taking it to the excellent
brass repairman who's been doing my work recently and has a fine reputation
around Cincinnati.

I guess I'm done putting off purchasing a gig bag. Thanks for listening to
me vent.

Thanks,
Dave Burch
David Burch
Systems integration engineer, musician, and bore at parties



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