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Great for commuting - light and more compact
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by Michael
5/28/2008 1:10:04 PM
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Musical Experience:
35+ years of on and off playing
Style of music:
All kinds
Hometown
San Francisco
The SKB-150 Tenor Sax case is working well for commuting via bus - SF Muni. I was able to sit on a seat with narrower space with this case, while with other cases, such as Protec, are too wide and too uniform in shape. Also, the case is easier to handle in a crowd because it's lighter, more compact and well balanced - using the handle. As far as walking, I found that it was much more comfortable carrying this case than carrying my Protec by hand. The SKB-150 weighs about 5.1 lbs by itself and with my Selmer Mark VII, weighs just under 14 lbs. My Protec weights just over 6 lbs but usually with my sax and accessories, it weights over 16 lbs, which seems to go over a threshold for me. I do use my Protec as a backpack and that's great. However, the trade-off of that is that it works better to put more things into the case's pouches so that that's the only thing I'm commuting with. However, although the lack of accessory space in the SKB seems like a downside, I can easily carry that case while wearing a small backup with more accessories - like a sax stand, method books, etc... that wouldn't fit into my backpack-able Protec case. And distributing the weight has proven to work well with the commuting I do. As well as being lighter, more compact and providing me more flexibility, this case is well constructed. So, my sax is really safe during my commute. I do take care just the same, but its nice knowing my horn is well protected. I bought the optional strap as well. I haven't used it much, because it hasn't seemed necessary yet. But it's comfortable and I like the option to use it. The small bag for the sax neck that goes into the bell is well made too. It's soft and padded enough to where the neck is safe and so is the inside of my bell. I prefer to not put my metal mouthpiece in there as well, though. So, I'm glad I bought this case.
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