Gig bag for Holton BB 345

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Gig bag for Holton BB 345

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Anyone have one? Anyone have recommendations for new ones? Not planning to buy a luxury one. Just want it to fit reasonably well and offer reasonable protection.


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Re: Gig bag for Holton BB 345

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When I had my 345 I used the Wessex bag made for their 345 clone. Minimal protection but very sturdy for backpack carry. I was happy with it
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MN_TimTuba wrote: Fri Oct 24, 2025 10:04 am When I had my 345 I used the Wessex bag made for their 345 clone. Minimal protection but very sturdy for backpack carry. I was happy with it
Good luck in your search.
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Do you know which model that is on their site? Was it a good fit?
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tubaing wrote: Fri Oct 24, 2025 6:30 pm
MN_TimTuba wrote: Fri Oct 24, 2025 10:04 am When I had my 345 I used the Wessex bag made for their 345 clone. Minimal protection but very sturdy for backpack carry. I was happy with it
Good luck in your search.
Tim
Do you know which model that is on their site? Was it a good fit?
f.y.i. BBflat Holtons are almost always taller than any of the other big 6/4 piston horns that are usually (almost always) pitched in CC
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Wessex says the correct bag for their BBb Prokofiev 6/4 tuba is model B800, here's the link -https://us.wessex-tubas.com/products/tu ... 7455043764 It's the same bag I used with my BBb345. To be sure measure the bell and overall height of your tuba.
Here's the page on their Prokofiev - https://www.wessex-tubas.com/products/b ... fiev-tb693
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I found a used Cronkhite bag for a 2165. Fits good. I’m happy
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I am so tickled by this.

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...so as you were planning to eventually put it in that, why did you have me straighten it all out?

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Having a nice snug fitting Cronkhite really is it, as long as you don’t pack six other school repair instruments on top of it to deliver to schools.
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Re: Gig bag for Holton BB 345

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@tubaing where did you find it? I’ll need one for mine when it’s all done.
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