I'm looking for a top-loading gig bag for my new horn (Packer 379Bb, thanks Bloke!) I'm wondering if anybody has had success with the whole suspension system thing. I did a little digging and I'm not seeing a lot of love for these bags, so wondering if maybe I should be looking elsewhere.
Thanks.
Gard mid-suspension bags
- ronr
- bugler
- Posts: 125
- Joined: Sat Jan 17, 2015 12:05 am
- Location: Minneapolis
- Ernieball
- bugler
- Posts: 34
- Joined: Wed Jun 29, 2016 7:12 pm
- Location: Worcestershire, UK
Re: Gard mid-suspension bags
For what it's worth, I like my Precieux gig bag
https://shop.warwick.de/en/Cases+and+Ba ... b+Tuba+Bag
https://shop.warwick.de/en/Cases+and+Ba ... b+Tuba+Bag
-
- bugler
- Posts: 120
- Joined: Mon Aug 05, 2013 8:39 pm
Re: Gard mid-suspension bags
I carried my PT4 around in a Gard mid-suspension bag for about 6 years. The foam pads that go in there got shredded over the years and made a huge mess inside the case. This is likely because of rotor linkages rubbing over time. I had one of the back straps break on me, but luckily I had it secured on the other side. I had it repaired by an industrial textile specialist, so there is no chance it would happen again. I now use a Reunion Blues bag for my yorkbrunner, as I wouldn't trust the Gard with a heavier tuba.
Hirsbrunner HB50 w/Warburton 30DL
John Packer 377s w/Parker Cantabile
John Packer 377s w/Parker Cantabile
- Tubanomicon
- 4 valves
- Posts: 722
- Joined: Wed May 18, 2016 6:01 am
Re: Gard mid-suspension bags
If you were interested in a Gard bag, I have one for sale:
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=87064" target="_blank
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=87064" target="_blank
“Very little strength can produce much motion of air. Learn about air as motion.”
--Arnold Jacobs
--Arnold Jacobs