Aluminum sousaphone case?

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Aluminum sousaphone case?

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Has anyone had a sousaphone case made from aluminum? I've done the ATA/Anvil style and Johnson cases and want something lighter and just as/more durable. If you have had experience with one of these, do you have a specific vendor? Thanks in advance.
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Just wrap it in aluminum foil. Get the biggest commercial roll of foil you can find and start wrapping. Even 40 - 50 layers of foil can't be that heavy and your horn will arive fresh. :) [/b]
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Well, you can always use my case, it's plenty strong. It's not an ATA or an Anvil case, but then it's not light either. But it is OEM... circa 1927.

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Doesn't Humes & Berg make a fiber board case (similar to drum cases) for sousaphones any more?
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