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Expensive Trombone Cases
Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2026 12:49 pm
by Posaunus
Anyone interested in a cool-looking carbon fiber trombone case?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/306791682663?_ ... name=11996
It's
only $2,200 including "free" shipping from Japan!
Re: Expensive Trombone Cases
Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2026 4:37 pm
by mikerspencer
Re: Expensive Trombone Cases
Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2026 5:01 pm
by Posaunus
I bought my first new automobile (a 1964 MG 1100 "sports sedan") for less than that!
[I must say that, as much fun as the MG was to drive, it certainly didn't hold up as long as my 1958 King 2B trombone - also great fun to play!]
Re: Expensive Trombone Cases
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2026 7:50 am
by mikerspencer
Posaunus wrote: Mon Mar 02, 2026 5:01 pm
I bought my first new automobile (a 1964 MG 1100 "sports sedan") for less than that!
[I must say that, as much fun as the MG was to drive, it certainly didn't hold up as long as my 1958 King 2B trombone - also great fun to play!]
I could see the justification if you'd spent £30k on a bassoon, but trombones are much cheaper.
Re: Expensive Trombone Cases
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2026 9:01 am
by JohnL
mikerspencer wrote: Tue Mar 03, 2026 7:50 amI could see the justification if you'd spent £30k on a bassoon, but trombones are much cheaper.
It's not necessarily about the replacement cost of the instrument. For someone who tours, or even regularly travels for gigs, it's often about having your horn arrive at the gig in playable condition. Sure, you can replace your horn - but can you do it at 5:30 pm on a Saturday night when you're supposed to start playing at 8?
Re: Expensive Trombone Cases
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2026 4:24 pm
by mikerspencer
JohnL wrote: Tue Mar 03, 2026 9:01 am
mikerspencer wrote: Tue Mar 03, 2026 7:50 amI could see the justification if you'd spent £30k on a bassoon, but trombones are much cheaper.
It's not necessarily about the replacement cost of the instrument. For someone who tours, or even regularly travels for gigs, it's often about having your horn arrive at the gig in playable condition. Sure, you can replace your horn - but can you do it at 5:30 pm on a Saturday night when you're supposed to start playing at 8?
Fair point!