Calzone Sousa Case

[Jedi Master]

Hey Guys,

I have an old Calzone Sousa Case that I have never used for travel, which I am planning to have refurbished. The problem is that I have several diferent sized sousas, and I would like the case to be available to be used for any of the horns.

Any clues on what I should tell the company for sizing the interior? My guess is to give the maximum bell/body diameter, and then use bubble wrap for the smaller sized horns?

What say Ye?

[Tom Coffey]

I never heard of a Calzone case. Is that a name brand, or a style of case?

[Tom]

Calzone is the parent company of Anvil cases and offers cases branded as "Calzone" in some places.

As for the case fit, I'd suggest calling them and specifically requesting to speak with a case builder to see how they think the interior should be put together to fit multiple instruments.

[MartyNeilan]

Yeah, Sousaphone case...That's what I'm talkin about!

[Jay Bertolet]

12 years ago, the folks at Anvil bailed me out of a horrible situation and did so with flying colors. I had flown to San Diego with my
very aged Anvil trunk (purchased in 1986) and when I arrived I opened my trunk to find that the foam inside had completely
disintegrated during the flight. Luckily, my horn was unharmed but there was no way my horn was going back with me on the flight.
I contacted Anvil (located in Los Angeles) and they arranged for a courier to come to my hotel in San Diego, pick up the horn and case
to take it to LA, repair the case, then pack my horn in it and ship it all to me in Miami. The case repair came out perfect, no damage
at all to the horn, and the total bill was around $300.00, including all the shipping charges.

This all occurred prior to 9/11 so I don't really recommend Anvil cases like mine because lots of airlines won't even allow them on flights
anymore because of how much they weigh. That said, my horn has never been damaged in that case on any flight and they treated me
like gold when I really needed it. Unless the company has changed a bunch since then, I would expect a pretty good experience dealing
with them for any case issues you might have.

@Marty - Now that's the kind of Calzone we really should be talking about. God, I love the food in Chicago...