[TPIN] gig bags

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In a message dated 6/14/2006 8:38:07 PM Central Daylight Time,  
elford at cs.bu.edu writes:

This  probably seems like a silly question, but would either a double or 
triple  trumpet gig bag fit 1 trumpet and 1 flugel?  I took a hard look 
at  some of the gig bags friends had today, and none of the 
trumpet/flugel  ones have what I want in a gig bag, but there are some 
triple trumpet  cases out there that do.  The selling point for me is 
pockets that  can hold small stuff like grease, oil, tuner, metronome, 
etc.  An  important consideration is that my flugel has a larger bell 
than most  (6.5" vs. the usual 6"), so the bag needs to be able to handle 
that.   Could someone give me some advice?



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I have a very old Reunion Blues triple that I have always used for my  
flugel.  A Bb would also barely fit in it, but I usually carry my Bb in an  old 
Wolfpak case because it is more idiot proof.
 
I keep my small things in a smaller bag or in the Bb case in a horn  slot.  I 
have always carried mutes in a separate bag so they don't damage  anything or 
get squashed by anything else I am carrying.
 
I would look around for some of these old Reunion Blues triple or super  
triples.  Probably there are players that are not using them anymore.   They are 
not as fool proof as a hard shell case, but I have never had a problem  with my 
flugel in a soft bag in 15 years more or less.
 
Mike