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I see this company posting occasionally on some FB groups for custom cases. They look really nice! (And I suspect they are priced commensurately) Wondering if anyone has any experience with them?

http://firmastencel.com.pl/

When I first glanced at this I read "stencil" as in a "no name" manufacturer but after looking at his web site I realized my error. Just to give this a bump. They look nice on his site.

They look nice - would like to see some more pics of the inside of the cases, and wonder if there is a distributer in N. America. Beautiful workmanship.

Jim Scott

CalgaryTbone wrote: ↑Sun Sep 15, 2024 9:35 am They look nice - would like to see some more pics of the inside of the cases, and wonder if there is a distributer in N. America. Beautiful workmanship.

Jim Scott

I get the sense this is a small, boutique shop that maybe only does custom orders and probably doesn't have any international distributors. But that's just a guess.

They look kind of like the Cronkite cases. Well built, beautiful and stylish, but I wouldn't put my horns in them without expecting them to get dinged up.

I used Cronkite bags for a long time (still do for some horns), and never had any dings in the horns. I even had a Ford Explorer for a while where the horn would shift around in the back and on a couple of occasions I forgot to check before opening the back and the horn fell out on to the pavement. No damage, except to my heart! To be fair, I do use an MB now for my main horn, and that has protected it from a slip on the ice and I don't think any gig bag could have done so.

Jim Scott

I have a nice "80s leather Reunion Blues, and it has been used a lot, without any horn damage. My Altieri in just a couple of years has crinkled the bell and allowed dings from stuff in the pocket.

As they say, some they will and some they won't and some you just can't tell
Some they do and some they don't, and some its just as well.