Re: Cool product report
Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 11:42 am
she have a web site or something?
I bought one on e-Bay thinking it would be 'good'. It's 'really good' - nice soft leather, substantial materials and well put together.They have spots for three tuba mouthpieces and a miscellaneous pouch for whateva. The spots for mouthpieces are velvet lined. The whole shabang zippers closed.
Surely, you know the only way to carry mouthpieces is in a hard case. Mouthpiece pouches just do not provide adequate protection!LJV wrote:I picked up a couple of Dolly Bags Three tuba mouthpiece pouch thingys of the 'Bay. You can also buy them directly from her.
They have spots for three tuba mouthpieces and a miscellaneous pouch for whateva. The spots for mouthpieces are velvet lined. The whole shabang zippers closed.
Seeing as mouthpieces don't cost thousands of dollars, I think a pouch is fineMartyNeilan wrote:Surely, you know the only way to carry mouthpieces is in a hard case. Mouthpiece pouches just do not provide adequate protection!LJV wrote:I picked up a couple of Dolly Bags Three tuba mouthpiece pouch thingys of the 'Bay. You can also buy them directly from her.
They have spots for three tuba mouthpieces and a miscellaneous pouch for whateva. The spots for mouthpieces are velvet lined. The whole shabang zippers closed.
You should have known better than to post that here - now more tuba players are going to run out and buy so-called "pouches" that do not offer the kind of security a mouthpiece hardcase offers:
Sadly, that has not been my experience at all. Neither Dolly nor her son (a pro trumpet player) answer e-mails or letters about the bag I mailed about three years ago for a replacement zipper. She phoned once to apologize, but never followed through.LJV wrote:I picked up a couple of Dolly Bags Three tuba mouthpiece pouch thingys of the 'Bay. You can also buy them directly from her. . . . PS: she was quick to ship and flexible regarding payment, too.
Needs a chain and handcuff.MartyNeilan wrote: Surely, you know the only way to carry mouthpieces is in a hard case. Mouthpiece pouches just do not provide adequate protection!
You should have known better than to post that here - now more tuba players are going to run out and buy so-called "pouches" that do not offer the kind of security a mouthpiece hardcase offers:
