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Cases
There are three types of really super-groovy case, and if you want to stop lugging your Sax around in something that looks like a coffin we think these are the best of the bunch. They are all hardback cases; always go for a hardback case and avoid soft gig bags. Quick tale coming up…
Once,
soon after I started teaching, I left a student's house carrying my beautiful
Sax in a soft gig bag and walked into the midst of what felt like a raging
hurricane. I promptly fell A over T into his hedge, losing my hat. I staggered
to my next student's house covered in mud and was just starting to blow
in front of his whole family when my £2-grand-plus Selmer promptly
squeaked its head off! Total humiliation.
I borrowed the previous student's Sax, managed to lean on a newly-painted door and, when I did finally get out of there, the car wouldn't start! What a soiree!So the moral of this misadventure is: don't have a soft gig bag. They may look cool, but in my opinion, they're useless. So, all our preferred cases have good padding and keep your Sax safe from harm.
Our
number 1 is the BERKELEY, pictured right. My favourite is the Chicago-style
machine-gun shaped case made in Great Britain. A sleek, elegant and effortless
way to transport your dream-machine around the world. You can even get
these in some really wild colours, and with different finishes created
to your own specification.
Number 2 is the Great British HISCOX case (below). These are strong, sturdy, robust and solid cases offering your Sax maximum protection.
And number 3 in our list of groovy shapes is the American SKB (below). The latest design in modern black hardware, with additional pocket, and the ultimate in form and function.
