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Does anyone have any information about who owns and/or made this case?





I have a York tuba that is pretty much identical to the one pictured, and I am interested in having a case made up for it - this looks like it would fit the bill perfectly.

Thanks, Bob

You have to remember that not everybody flies with their horn. For an everyday use case this one looks really good to me. In fact I saw this photo a couple years ago and checked it out on the net and found several companies that can make it custom ordered. And no, it it is NOT Chinese in origin. I have a York-Master that is VERY similar to the York in the photo and am considering having a case made like this. If I was to take my horn on a plane I would use two cases, one for the body and one for the bell. I understand that the old King 2341 cases will fit the York-Master, which means they should also fit the original York.

My observation is that considering the cost of taking an oversized case on an airplane (@ $150 for anything over 62", L+H+W), and then a possible additional cost (@ $150) if over 50 lbs., the key would be to get the most protection obtainable in the smallest possible space.

I assumed (maybe incorrectly) that this case was as close as one could get to that goal.

Considering that this case is probably at least 40" long (the body of my York is 30" from top branch to bottom bow), could it be possible that the case walls (with padding) might be at least between 1"-2" thick, and that there may be a space of about an inch or so between the horn and the case wall?

I would be interested to find out who made this case, and in absence of that info, maybe the name of a person that does similar work.

or just throw it in a bag and buy it a ticket

Used to be mine.
Nice old York too...

Mike Johnson had the case made but I don't know who by.

For day-to-day use the case was fine but I wouldn't have had it near any plane!

With the case open the case lacked rigidity but when it was closed it was tight and strong - the lid was grooved so that it made a good 'seal'.

As it happens, that tuba and presumably the case are now at home in the States.
Lee Stofer might know of its whereabouts.

Best,
Peach

roweenie wrote: in absence of that info, maybe the name of a person that does similar work.

I bet these folks could be a decent place to start:

http://www.rockhardcases.com/

OR:

http://www.cases.tv/

Click "Music Cases" in the left frame.

OR:

If you have a rudimentary set of power tools...

http://www.do-it-yourselfroadcases.com/

These guys actually have a pic of a tuba case on their site:

http://www.maxlinemusiccases.com/