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Re: GARD Wheelie Tuba Bag

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Cool. Will fit my Alex. How much is it and who sells it?
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Re: GARD Wheelie Tuba Bag

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Thanks for the great review. I have been thinking about trying one of these for my Rudy. Are the straps sewed on or riveted? Just curious how secure they are if you need to carry it on your back as opposed to wheeling it.
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Re: GARD Wheelie Tuba Bag

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Hi-
Straps are sewn in--and looks like an excellent heavy duty job.
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Re: GARD Wheelie Tuba Bag

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[ BrassWind sells them--in either synthetic with leather trim or all leather. If you sign up for BrassWind emails, you get a 10% coupon. Shipping is free. The 5/4 synthetic with leather trim wheelie is $439.99--if they are back in stock. Leather is $729.99 (the smaller size bags are a bit less). Use the coupon and you get 10% off. Shipping is free. I bought an 'open box' model-- brand new but the box was open--and saved a good buck.
Hope that helps. Wish they gave widths for all bags, but unless one is at a show (NAMM?), it is more of a visual guessing game...
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Thank You Mark. will check it out. I now use a converted golf cart, with a Altieri open top gig bag, strapped on the cart. The big wheels handle any terrain and steps if you go slow. The rig takes up a lot of room in the car tho.
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Re: GARD Wheelie Tuba Bag

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How is the weight when you wear it as a back pack?
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Re: GARD Wheelie Tuba Bag

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I had one for my bass trombone. It was nice because I did not have to lay it down and on concerts I could hang my coat on it. I was in a community college band and it was great to just pull it especially since we had construction detours.
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I have one question no one has yet answered: when you wheel I, is it stable? That is, does it tend to wobble/fall over when pushing and/or when pulling it? I know of some cases which are nearly impossible to control when wheeling them.
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