[Dixielandjazz] Re: the next dumb thing after Gig Bags are opened

[Russ Guarino]

Some of us can damage a horn no matter how careful we be.

I just purchased a new soprano sax for $250 [  it plays really great, but that's
another story ] with two neck pieces, one straight and one curved.

I took the body of the sax out of the case, set it down on the soprano stand and
attached the straight neck piece.  Forgetting that it needed to be tighten, I
then tried to pick up the horn by the neck piece [ my old horn did not have a
separate neck piece ].  To my surprise, the body of the horn fell to the floor
and bent the bell, but god be praised, nothing else was damaged.

So I now have a brand new soprano, in a hard case, with a bent bell.

Russ Guarino

Michael Woitowicz wrote:

> Interesting thread -- gig bags.
>
> I have one for my banjos, and use it occasionally when I travel by plane. It
> doesn't offer the greatest protection in the world, but it seems a bit
> easier to get through security at the airports with a gig bag hung over your
> shoulder as opposed to carrying a hard shell case. Perhaps because it's a
> bit smaller overall than a hard-shell case.
>
> I don't use it for my best instrument, and am very, very careful how place
> it in the overhead storage compartment. I watch whoever else is putting
> stuff in the same compartment and advise them to be careful.
>
> I can stuff a lot of other soft items in the bag for traveling, so it is
> handy.
>
> Mike Woitowicz
> The Banjo Barons Ragtime Band
> The Dixie Barons Dixieland Band
> www.banjomusic.biz
>
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