Borrow hard case for Miraphone 188?

[bort]

I may be moving in the next month or so, and need a way to protect my tuba in the moving truck. I don't need a case long-term, but hoping I could borrow one or a week or so.

Does anybody have a hard case (MTS or similar) that I could borrow for my move?

Here's what I would propose:
-- You ship the case to me
-- I use it/move with it
-- I ship it back to you (or return in person if close enough!)

I would pay for all shipping, plus some amount for the use of the case. If local, I can pay you in money or beer.

My exact destination is still TBD, but I'll update this post soon as I know for sure.

[bort]

Not a bad idea, though I did ask Matt about boxes once a few years ago. His answer was that the store is so small they don't keep more than they need themselves. May be worth a call though, might have lucky timing.

Hard case ideas still welcome...

[11annienorm]

I have found that wardrobe boxes from Uhaul fit almost any tuba perfectly.
They're $15 maybe?

[bort]

Thanks Norm. Guess I thought a hard case might be easier than packing as if I was shipping it...but...guess that's a good idea too!

Other option would be to put it in the trunk of my car, but for a bunch of reasons that might not be practical (or even possible).

[bort]

I always put my horn in the passenger seat of my car you could do that and not waste the trunk space.

Good idea, but unless my wife rides on the roof...

[PMeuph]

You could try this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zavsd6etz_Q" target="_blank

[bort]

You could try this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zavsd6etz_Q" target="_blank" target="_blank

or...I'm still open to hard cases as well.