(yet another) pipe case thread

If I were a set of pipes I would want to live in Cap’n Morgan’s pipecase. It is a good size (for a heavy-duty case) and he has customized it to a T. Dan, you could go pro any day :wink:

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Thanks, Tommykleen, I could probably make it fit you…but I don’t know if I could squeeze your mojo in too…besides, that’s not something I want to be caught carrying around! :party:

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My half set is 30" long with the bass drone slide pushed in.
Remove the bass drone slide (a reasonably normal thing to do, when putting a set in its case), and it’s only 27".

Even a full set with non-detachable bass bar should fit in a 35" case - including C# and C sets. Maybe a B set with non-detachable bass bar would be difficult, without removing the baritone slide as well.

Bill

Well, here’s me overlooking the “breakdown” word! :boggle:

That’s a great idea, now that I am seeing what is really being said, and not what my mind saw… creepy.

Is there a ‘brand of choice’ for the breakdown cases, or should I scouer my local outdoorsy store for one? The aluminum sided ones seem like they’d be nice and sturdy

I have a hard case to keep the pipes protected. It is actually a shakuhachi case that happens to be a perfect fit for the pipes.

I use a Ritter tenor saxophone bag for shorter journeys.

It fits the pipes very well and it has many pockets for ding dangs and doo whippies.
I keep my chanters in GHB practice chanter soft cases, which fit snugly into the long pocket on the side of the bag. In addition to a handle to carry it like a sports bag, it has shoulder straps like a ruck sack.

The bag is light, strong, water-proof and people realise it is a musical instrument and treat it with care.
A soft bag may not be for everyone, but I’m very pleased with it.

Lee

Bill, the cases I was looking at were about 34" clear inside and 4" high. At the time, I owned a Childress full set and it was too long to fit. If I recall, I would have had to unplug the entire bass drone to make things work. Also the hose had to be removed from the bellows fitting.