Hard case for a Marzan BBb, or custom cases?

[bwhitney916]

Hey,

I have a Marzan BBb that needs a hard case. I'm thinking I'll probably need to get one made, but Walt Johnson is a bit out of my price range. anybody got any ideas?

please email whitneyw@bghs.org

thanks!
-Bill

[Rick Denney]

Hey,

I have a Marzan BBb that needs a hard case. I'm thinking I'll probably need to get one made, but Walt Johnson is a bit out of my price range. anybody got any ideas?

please email whitneyw@bghs.org

thanks!
-Bill

You can probably get a wood MTS case that will fit. If your Marzan was made by B&M, then I suspect that any case that would fit a 5/4 CC would give you something to work with. A case for a rotary tuba, however, won't provide space for the valves.

I think the MTS cases can be obtained thorugh Brasswind, and if that's wrong, hopefully someone who knows will chime in.

Be warned: Traditional wooden cases are heavy. But I don't know of a source for custome lightweight plastic cases.

Rick "who carries his B&M-made York Master in a gig bag designed for a grand orchestral CC, with much room to spare" Denney

[ASTuba]

Hey,

I have a Marzan BBb that needs a hard case. I'm thinking I'll probably need to get one made, but Walt Johnson is a bit out of my price range. anybody got any ideas?

please email whitneyw@bghs.org

thanks!
-Bill

Bill,

You can get an MTS case like Rick said, but they are molded plastic, not wood. Give Roger @ WWBW a call, he can tell you which size you're going to need.

[Chuck(G)]

If you've got the B&M Marzan with the removable bell, I've got the original cases for it, but I woiuldn't even think about shipping the tuba in it--it's a 2-case affair. The bell case is okay (basically a big square box), but the body case is unbelievably flimsy and wouldn't probably survive a couple of good whacks.

If you want a woodshell case, perhaps Badger State has a stock model that will fit.

[windshieldbug]

Slant rotor or piston?

[Chuck(G)]

Slant rotor or piston?

4p+1r

[windshieldbug]

Sorry. I was directing the question to the originator, and guess I wasn't very clear...