{"id":8910,"date":"2009-07-03T09:07:59","date_gmt":"2009-07-03T16:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=8910"},"modified":"2010-06-16T10:19:44","modified_gmt":"2010-06-16T17:19:44","slug":"new-bass-saxophone-case-by-americase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2009\/new-bass-saxophone-case-by-americase\/","title":{"rendered":"New Bass Saxophone Case By Americase"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I bought my\u00a0silver plated\u00a0bass sax from Paul Coats in 2000, both it and the gold plated Buescher that the Bayou Saxophone Ensemble had bought from Gayle at Vintage Sax.com<\/a>, were in need of new cases.\u00a0At the time,\u00a0with the current bass sax Renaissance still off over\u00a0the horizon, there were really no options yet available for replacement cases when it came\u00a0to vintage bass saxophones.\u00a0In fact, that is\u00a0how the Bass Sax\u00a0Co-op got its start.<\/p>\n

The Bass Sax Co-operative<\/a> started because Steve Weinert met up with\u00a0Paul Coats via the\u00a0Internet. Steve needed a replacement case for his vintage bass, and Paul\u00a0knew that I was going to be looking for one for\u00a0my\u00a01922 Buescher. Steve had connections with an OEM case maker, so he started the Co-op in an effort to connect\u00a0bass players\u00a0to see if there was enough interest to convince the case manufacturer to\u00a0make bass saxophone cases.<\/p>\n

Wow, what a difference 9 years make! Now we have cheap, Asian-made bass saxophones at price points below many premium baritone saxes, and\u00a0some companies will sell their\u00a0cases to\u00a0vintage\u00a0bass players, who are looking for replacement cases. Gone are the days of bass sax players having no option but to pay\u00a0crazy amounts to have one-ofs<\/em> made, such as was the case for me, when I had a custom case built<\/a> for my Buescher.<\/p>\n

Well, Paul and the Bayou Saxophone Ensemble finally did get around to getting a new case for their gold plated Buescher bass. Paul ended up going with Americase<\/a>, and this case looks amazing.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n

Photos\u00a0supplied by Paul Coats<\/h6>\n

So if you’re a vintage bass saxophone player, and you’re looking for a replacement case for your baby, you now have another option. Americase will be able to build a case for your Buescher or Conn sax. If you own another brand of vintage bass, you could contact them, and they could advise you how best to proceed\u00a0with the process.<\/p>\n

I know if I didn’t already have a case that I’d spent way too much $$ on, I’d get an Americase. This is the best protection that I’ve seen for a bass saxophone. Oh ya, and I really like the wheels!<\/p>\n

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…this is just my blog<\/em>. <\/span> My \u201creal\u201d <\/b> website is<\/span> www.bassic-sax.info.<\/a> If you\u2019re looking for <\/span> sax info<\/strong>,<\/span> you should check it out too.<\/span>There\u2019s lots<\/em> there! <\/span>\n<\/div>\n
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