Re: [Harp-L] Tony Eyers harmonica cases

[Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Not wishing to hijack the thread, I have to commend Michelle for these beautiful cases. Her craftsmanship is ne plus ultra.

 I constantly hear about using fishing boxes.
IF made of styrene, I would caution people to NOT use them. I know several instances where there has been a near disaster.
1... One night at a waterfront restaurant with a plank floor with spaces in it, Ed (the Coogster) Coogan had his fishing box case 
topple over and splay all his harps on the deck. Only luck provided that we didn't loose any of them through the floor and into
the water. 
2...One day at a demonstration, I was dueting with Charlie McCoy, when his case fell off a stool and hit the floor and cracked.

So....?. Me? I would suggest a 'real' case for those who value their harps. 

smo-joe. 

On Aug 5, 2015, at 12:04 PM, Michelle LeFree wrote:

> Tony Eyers wrote:
> 
>> Since 2008 I've been writing a column for Harmonica World magazine. The
>> initial brief was to write about tuition, the scope has since expanded
>> to anything harmonica related. I'm now putting some online. The one
>> below is about harmonica cases, and how it took me 30 years to organise
>> them properly.
>> 
>> http://www.harmonicaacademy.com/categories/20150803
>> 
> Tony, thanks for sharing this hard-earned wisdom about harmonica cases. Storage, transportation and quick and easy on stage access to our collection of harmonicas have been an age-old problems that all harmonics players wrestle with. It looks like you finally have a solution that fits your needs.
> 
> It's interesting to note that my mere 15-year quest for a good solution to carrying and storing my harps lead me to independently develop a top opening, stand-up, 14-harp case nearly identical to Seydel one that you describe (but for whatever reason I am only able to find their 12-harp model on their web site).
> 
> Mine is different though in that it is not made of cloth, but a leather shell with a Kydex thermoplastic liner that separates and organizes the harmonicas. It is about half the size of a six-pack, stands flat on an amp, stool or music stand and keeps your harmonicas high and dry.//It is built to last so you will hand it down to your next generation harper.//My clients appreciate it for its beauty, durability and functionality. I love it at gigs because it is so quick and easy to find and replace a harp on stage. Perhaps best of all, it costs little more than one of today's higher-end OOTB harmonicas. You can see it here:
> 
> http://silverwingleather.com/2013/08/11/compact-14-economical-hybrid-leatherplastic-case-for-diatonics/
> 
> Thanks for looking!
> 
> Michelle
> 
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