Yep, I absolutely love my Cronkite double-tenor bag. It's incredibly convenient whenever I play gigs that would benefit from having two tenors, or even when I have multiple gigs a day that each ask for different horns.
I also have a double tenor bag and I love it, but it is generally a bit less useful than the double bass bag. More useful for storage than for actual gigging for me. But who knows, might get more use soon!
@@AidanRitchie One can only hope! I'm primarily a tenor player, and only acquired a bass trombone of my own last year. Hoping I can start getting more bass work, now that I've got a proper horn for it.
Growing up playing brass and not having any education on them, I can say we never cared for how we stored things, it's interesting to see this from that perspective, our horns were always hand me downs with dents and such. I'm sure you take great care of you instruments, I didn't even know what a shank was lol
I hadn't really thought about the utility of a double trombone case until I watched this video, then I considered that almost every rehearsal/gig I go to I'm bringing a straight tenor, big bore tenor, and multiple mouthpieces, and I realized how much sense it would make to have one. I'm only finding the Bonna for sale online and don't really want to lug around a case that weighs (and costs) about the same as a Sherman tank, do you know of any other brands/stores that would have a double tenor case?
I actually use the Marcus boanna double case every day in college. Is it probably heavier than a soft case. Probably. But to have two trombones (bass and tenor) on my back as opposed to 2 very large wood cases. I think it pays for itself when going between buildings. (Our campus is being renovated so we have to walk from the music building to the dorm building where we play large ensembles.)
I would, yes. It's more protective than some other thinner gig bags. But it's definitely not "safe" like a good case would be. It also takes up a lot of room, which can be a drag if the bus is crowded.
@@AidanRitchie well considering how crowded some of the buses I go on are, I would be qorried that my horns would get completely crushed if I was using anything but a hardcase. It's just that the mb is so darn expensive and I heard that it's also super heavy
I got the black leather Tenor/Bass bag…. Indeed clutch when I had lessons in college.
Yep, I absolutely love my Cronkite double-tenor bag. It's incredibly convenient whenever I play gigs that would benefit from having two tenors, or even when I have multiple gigs a day that each ask for different horns.
I also have a double tenor bag and I love it, but it is generally a bit less useful than the double bass bag. More useful for storage than for actual gigging for me. But who knows, might get more use soon!
@@AidanRitchie One can only hope! I'm primarily a tenor player, and only acquired a bass trombone of my own last year. Hoping I can start getting more bass work, now that I've got a proper horn for it.
Growing up playing brass and not having any education on them, I can say we never cared for how we stored things, it's interesting to see this from that perspective, our horns were always hand me downs with dents and such. I'm sure you take great care of you instruments, I didn't even know what a shank was lol
I hadn't really thought about the utility of a double trombone case until I watched this video, then I considered that almost every rehearsal/gig I go to I'm bringing a straight tenor, big bore tenor, and multiple mouthpieces, and I realized how much sense it would make to have one. I'm only finding the Bonna for sale online and don't really want to lug around a case that weighs (and costs) about the same as a Sherman tank, do you know of any other brands/stores that would have a double tenor case?
You'll have to find one of these bags used- they're the only thing I'm aware of.
I actually use the Marcus boanna double case every day in college. Is it probably heavier than a soft case. Probably. But to have two trombones (bass and tenor) on my back as opposed to 2 very large wood cases. I think it pays for itself when going between buildings. (Our campus is being renovated so we have to walk from the music building to the dorm building where we play large ensembles.)
They're good cases! But in that condition I would definitely use a bag to save my back.
Have you experimented with the Ax handle? I’m thinking of getting it because I’m just not a fan of my neotech grip
Nope, I've never really dug that kind of thumb rest. On large tenors and bass I like the Get-A-Grip or a strap a lot better.
@@AidanRitchie gotcha
Seconded on the Get-A-Grip especially. It's a different world next to the Neotech.
@@swanben11 I really enjoy my Neotech on my 3B/F, but not on anything else.
How protective is the cronkhite. Would you take it on a bus for example?
I would, yes. It's more protective than some other thinner gig bags. But it's definitely not "safe" like a good case would be. It also takes up a lot of room, which can be a drag if the bus is crowded.
@@AidanRitchie well considering how crowded some of the buses I go on are, I would be qorried that my horns would get completely crushed if I was using anything but a hardcase. It's just that the mb is so darn expensive and I heard that it's also super heavy
@@jessecohen4517 yes, they are crazy heavy. I wouldn't want to walk around with one all day.
@@AidanRitchie Is it really any heavier then the weight of 2 hardcases and the 2 horns combined though?
@@jessecohen4517 probably not. But at least those are distributed across the body!