Cronkite Bags: Cordura vs. Leather

[Rick Denney]

It took consulting an engineer, but it recently been demonstrated to me that placing my cordura nylon tuba bags behind closed doors prevents cats from laying on them.

Our cat does not tolerate closed doors.

Rick "not that we have any doors that can close that have room for gig bags behind them" Denney

[imperialbari]

I did sell a Pro-Tec gig bag once, and the buyer wrote me back: "Gig bag arrived today. Looks fine. You have a cat!"

Rick "who forgot to look inside the bag before sending it" Denney

The more interesting version had been:

"Gig bag arrived today. Looks fine. You miss a cat?"

[imperialbari]

- if you want your instruments playing swing on their own.

[toobagrowl]

I once bought a tuba from a guy that had a ferret. The hard case was like new. I promptly tossed the bag. Ferrets have musk glands plus weird little hairs.

Stinko.

You can always wash the bag! I bought a used tuba a couple months ago that included an old crappy stinky bag. Smelled like a dog had been all over it for years. Long story short -- I tried cleaning it with upholstery/carpet cleaner and Febreezed the crap out of it and let it dry. Still stank. Then I just went ahead and gave it a good shampoo bath, rinsed it and let it dry. It was a lot of work and it took a long time, but it worked better than anything else. The bag is clean and smells pretty good now.

[imperialbari]

Dandruff shampoo?

[basspiper]

For the pee smells and such try Simple Solution or Nature's Miracle from pet stores. We've had lots of dogs--at one time we had a Great Pyrenees, Golden retriever, a pitbull/lab mix, and a St. Bernard, all house-dogs! The stuff works! Maybe not well enough to fool dog noses, but does the job for our wimpy human ones. Just use a lot more than you think you need. Enzyme solution works on any organic-based stink, on anything that can take being soaked.

Also, no dog hair problems on my cordura bag, but i do store it in a closet.

Dave

[imperialbari]

And from one signature photo it also looks like Cronkhite provides very nutritious doggie bags.

[Lingon]

I vote for the cordura. Having had a couple of them, t b cb trbn, for about the last 30 years or so, old RB and Cronkite. No trouble** with any of them, and I use them 'professionally' ie. very much. The leather ones are too heavy and crave maintenance to still be fresh after some time.

**

...Not in my experience. No cat hair on mine. Plenty of cat hair in mine, however...

That is the only trouble I have had, it looks like cats like to live in them.

[Kevin Hendrick]

I once bought a tuba from a guy that had a ferret. The hard case was like new. I promptly tossed the bag. Ferrets have musk glands plus weird little hairs.

Stinko.

You can always wash the bag! I bought a used tuba a couple months ago that included an old crappy stinky bag. Smelled like a dog had been all over it for years. Long story short -- I tried cleaning it with upholstery/carpet cleaner and Febreezed the crap out of it and let it dry. Still stank. Then I just went ahead and gave it a good shampoo bath, rinsed it and let it dry. It was a lot of work and it took a long time, but it worked better than anything else. The bag is clean and smells pretty good now.

SHAM-poo?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mlXXiocxeM

[Rick Denney]

Rick Boultingouse's GMC motorhome interior

Rick B. spent a lot more money on his motorhome restoration than I did. Mine would not have room to hang a tuba from the ceiling. But it does have a nice cushy bed and nice cushy seats.



Playing tuba in an RV campground could have evil consequences, however, no matter whether your gig bag is leather, cordura, full of cat hair, free of cat hair, lacquer, silver, piston, or rotary.

Rick "sometimes wondering at Blokian motivations" Denney

[imperialbari]

Having friends on a Pacific Island made me take an interest in mobile homes:

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So here is another shot of Rick’s motor home (no kidding!):

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[Rick Denney]

beautiful interior! I really like the references to the 60's in the non-nonsense by quality decor.

Most modern motorhomes seem to be designed to look like a bordello. I, on the other hand, am much more interested in keeping the weight down and beinig able to sweep out dirt.

I do like comfy seats, though. The cockpit seats were take-offs from the middle seats of a high-end minivan that had been outfitted for wheelchair use. It helps to know where to find such things when trying to keep a 1973 motorhome on the road.

I had just finished the interior when I made those pictures. I had discovered a soft spot in one wall panel, and finding the source of that problem resulted in tearing out the entire interior of that wall. I made a picture of where the leaks were to show other GMC Motorhome buddies. But that was nothing compared to repairing the rear end after it had been poorly fixed after being wrecked. Sometimes you have to take things apart before you can know they are put together properly.



Rick "wishing he had the money for the fancy paint job" Denney

[Rick Denney]

So here is another shot of Rick’s motor home (no kidding!):

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So much for seclusion.

Rick "now sitting in the lower left corner of that picture" Denney

[Rick Denney]

I'm not sure, but I may see a leak in this area as well.

The running bet at the time was that the coach's next stop after this photo would be the landfill.

Rick "it still leaks" Denney

[Rick Denney]

nah...You had to put it back together to tow that Jap truck to the landfill.

At the rate that truck is going, it will outlive me.

Rick "who has just shy of 400,000 miles on two Toyota trucks" Denney