Hard Case

Tommy · Post by **Tommy** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 6:03 pm

I found an empty Walkers chocolate box made of wood with hinges.
I paid fifty cents for it and put in two pieces of foam to hold my short whistles. Walkers traditional chocolates are made in the UK. Haymills, Birminingham, England B25 8HE. It sure made a sweet whistler holder.

Scott McCallister · Post by **Scott McCallister** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 11:50 am

This thread covered some insteresting solutions as well

http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php ... highlight=

Where in Colorado are you?

twistedfingers · Post by **twistedfingers** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 10:17 am

Just ordered a BIG whistle case from Big Whistle today http://www.bigwhistle.co.uk/special_offers.asp . Looks really good in a very big, blue, lots of room for whistles kind of way. Filling it with high end whistles is still some way off though

Will post again when I've had a look at it.

springrobin · Post by **springrobin** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 12:17 pm

Chiffed wrote:Having recently recovered from FRAGAD (Fly rod and gear acquisistion disorder) I can tell you that, in any high-end tackle shop you will find cases for all lengths of skinny things. Hardy, Orvis, Scott, Dragonfly, and Loomis all make cases for 4-5 piece rods: very fancy, robust, and slick. Prices range greatly.

The Clearance Cave at Cabela's has yielded some great cases and tubes. Another find I made was a handsome leather map case (tube) in an antique shop- still had a strap attached. I imagine drawing tubes might work too.

Nemesis · Post by **Nemesis** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 8:17 am

Scott McCallister wrote:This thread covered some insteresting solutions as well

http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php ... highlight=

Where in Colorado are you?

Way out in the middle of nowhere, 8 miles from the Kansas border, south east corner of the state. It’s very peaceful here.

Scott McCallister · Post by **Scott McCallister** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 1:21 pm

ah.. like Holly or Walsh?

greg · Post by **greg** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 6:16 am

i have found 2 pool cue case that are perfect for whistles one is tubular and just right for a high d whistle the tag on the side says scorpion so i'm assuming thats the brand name and i got a case for a 2 piece pool cue that will fit my low whistles both look great and were cheap 15 and 24 $

Byll · Post by **Byll** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 10:40 am

Bryan: Please check your PM.
Best.
Byll

michael_coleman · Post by **michael_coleman** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 1:41 pm

Jon C. over on the flute forum makes some nice cases out of oak, and they are very reasonably priced. I just use a roll made of fleece.

http://community.webshots.com/user/jon_sparky

KDMARTINKY · Post by **KDMARTINKY** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 10:22 pm

Go to Wal-mart or Gander Mountain or a local sporting goods store and get you a shot-gun case. It will protect about 10 to 12 whistles for a reasonable price of $19.95.

best of luck

talasiga · Post by **talasiga** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 4:13 am

chattiekathy wrote:I don't have any $300 whistles but my son-in-law made me this case to keep my favorite whistles in.

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I have a similar whistle case. Only yesterday I paid the local engineer for putting a brass plate on the lid with 6 threaded holes and for 6 short brass stems which I can screw in when I need whistle stands - the case then becomes a stable base for a 6 whistle stand. Looks neat. Sorry I don't have equipage to post photo.

IDAwHOa · Post by **IDAwHOa** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 6:42 pm

Just cruising an ebay seller and came across this baby!

http://cgi.ebay.com/53-Aluminum-Gun-Cas ... dZViewItem

Might get a few looks walking into a session with it but man, you'd be ready for ANYTHING with that case!

Black Mage · Post by **Black Mage** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 7:27 pm

Minus the gun, I think that this one would be a good choice. One could fit any number of different kinds of whistles in this case. Plus you get a storage are for accessories, too. Only costs $30 (USD) from Cabela's. Hm, I think I may need to get one soon.

IDAwHOa wrote:Just cruising an ebay seller and came across this baby!

http://cgi.ebay.com/53-Aluminum-Gun-Cas ... dZViewItem

Might get a few looks walking into a session with it but man, you'd be ready for ANYTHING with that case!

Ooooo! That's great!

LeeMarsh · Post by **LeeMarsh** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 2:21 pm

From an ealier post.

LeeMarsh wrote:Depending on the number of whistles and tubular instruments, you might want to consider one of the smaller or larger size cue cases (as in pool Cue) Here's a link to examples of the types of hard cases availables - <a href=http://www.cuestore.com/groups/dealer_1.html>Dealer Cases </a> or <a href=http://www.cuestore.com/groups/hardcase_1.html>Smaller hard cases</a>.

I have one of the 3 channel cases simular to the <a href=http://www.cuestore.com/cases/4108.html>1B2S case by Schmelke</a> it fits my Overton low-D, Low-F and 2-3 soprano whistles. The case is considered a 1 plus size hard case. Here's a picture.

A 6 stick hard case would have 12 channels with a mix of widths to accomodate the butt and tip sections of the cues.

You can check out more cue case options through a yahoo search for "pool cue case" and get links like
<a href=http://www.billiardwarehouse.com/cases/ ... l>Billiard Warehouse</a>
<a href=http://www.snooker-cues-cuecases.co.uk/>Cue & Case Man</a>
<a href=http://www.cuestore.com/>The Cue Store</a>
Here's a picture of a Sterling 10 cue case:

Hope this helps you ...