Well, I'm back. The horn held up, and the case held up. No trouble with the trigger/main tuning slide, valves, etc.
That said, I did get a bell wrinkle, but I THINK that's because I absent mindedly left my mead travel practice mute in the bell of my horn, and it came loose in transit (the bell of th ehorn does not contact the end of the case); I probably should have known better.
I'll show some photos later, and I'll accept all second opinions!
Originally Posted by
miketeachesclass
That really sounds like a great solution. Even something that fit a Bonna case inside would work well.
I actually looked into having a trunk style road case made for my Bonna case to fit inside. It was quoted at about $600, and the external dimensions add up to just under 80”, which is the maximum many airlines will allow as oversize baggage.
Upside: you just put your case inside this trunk for travel and leave it in the hotel when doing your thing locally.
Downside: oversize baggage fee ($50 on southwest last I checked). This is way less than buying an extra seat on the plane though, which is how I’ve traveled when taking my horn in the past.
All things being as they are, I’m not sure I would go this route again.
One last thing - the flight jacket is kind of hard to work with and secures with Velcro. We’ll see how well that works out!
I’ll update after this week when I’ve done both legs of my trip.
Mike Taylor
Illinois Brass Band
Fox Valley Brass Band