Euphonium Players: What brand gig bag do you own?

[Rick F]

I've used the RB bag for four years without any complaints (the cordora model). The padding is sufficient (1 inch thick) and the zipper is away from the horn behind the padding so there's no contact with the horn. The pocket in the RB bag is large enough to store music folder (rigid folder too), mpc, glasses, tuner and pencils.

BTW, Steve Mead even flies with his horn in a gig bag. Not sure what model he uses, but it's brown leather. I met him in the lobby of the hotel when he flew in from England to ITEC 2002 with his Prestige in this bag over his shoulder. I asked him if he flew with his horn in that bag. He said yes... that way he can take it as 'carry-on' luggage. Of course if there were ever any damage to his horn, he could make a phone call and get a new one right away.

[Z-Tuba Dude]

Does anybody know exactly what year they stopped making the great Reunion Blues bags?

I assume that it was at the same time than Glenn Cronkhite started doing bags under his own name.

[Ryan_Beucke]

I've got a Pro Tec, and I think they changed their Euph bags a little while ago because I've seen someone with an older one that looked nothing like the one I have. I got it from WWBW, and it is an excellent bag. Durable outer, really thick dual layer padding, and a huge pocket for music and pretty much anything else. I would definitly recommend you take a look at those. I know a couple of guys who have reunion blues bags who were noveling over the quality that these ones have.

[MaryAnn]

Ok, here's my dumb question:
Why do you need a gig bag for a euphonium? It's not like your packing around a Yorkbrunner in a case. Is it so you can carry school books or something? (I thought that's what backpacks were for.) Just wondering. Never saw the justifcation for it. Anyone care to enlighten me?

Doc

I snarfed up an RB bag a year or so ago that showed up "new/used" somewhere. If I use the hard case for my euph, I have to struggle it into the back seat of my X-cab Toy, and then I have to lug it banging my knees from the back of the parking lot to rehearsal, with folder/Manhasset in the other hand. With the gig bag, the euph fits on the floor of the passenger seat, and then goes on my back while I carry my Manhasset in one hand and my folder in the other. For this 100# weakling it's a no-brainer.
MA