Sax Case Made Of A Reclaimed Suitcase

Have you got horns that need a new case? Do you have an old piece of hard-sided luggage? Well if you do, then you’re on your way to having a new, perhaps funky sax case made of a reclaimed suitcase.

All you need for this project is a saxophone like this that has no case…

A hard-sided suitcase like this….

Source: Liv n Let Livija on eBay.com

Some foam like this…

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And some more that looks like this…

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Then all that’s left is the bit of time that’s necessary to put together your very own sax case made of a reclaimed suitcase.

Disclaimer: I haven’t done this for a tenor or alto saxophone, although I have made a similar case for my curved soprano using a metal briefcase. As you can see, I covered the foam in purple velvet just to give it that slightly more vintage look and feel. I also didn’t use grey acoustic foam. Instead I used an old mattress topper. It worked just as well in this case.

I would never have thought to use an old suitcase for an alto, tenor, or even a straight soprano case, had it not been for this Buescher tenor that I saw on eBay a few days ago.

Source: bradburiedtreasure on eBay.com

It’s kind of an interesting idea. Admittedly saxophone cases are a bit more compact, and perhaps a bit easier to handle. However, if you have these items around your house—which many of us do—then making use of these things could free up some space, and if you’re environmentally conscious, make you feel better about your environmental footprint.

There’s also issues of protection. This long-running, 1970s TV commercial from American Tourister should make you feel good about using a sax case made of a reclaimed suitcase… That is If you use an American Tourister of course. 😉