Customer Reviews

Protec Contoured PRO PAC French Horn Case (Standard)

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This is an excellent case for the protection of your expense french horn, I would recommend this case to anyone who wants to protect their french horn. It is a little heavy, it comes with a padded shoulder strap that helps and has attachments for a backpack harness(additional cost). It weighs 9lbs empty so once you get the horn in it and a few supplies you can add a few pounds. Brasswinds and Woodwinds is a great company to work with via internet or by phone, would recommend them highly!

I bought this Protec Contoured PRO PAC French Horn Case (Standard) for my son, who plays a Conn 8D. This case replaces a very beat up hard-shell MTS case that had broken latches and damaged aluminum edging (where the clam-shells come together). My son's main complaint about the hard shell case was that it was difficult to carry for long distances (he walks about a mile to school with the horn). His second complaint was that the latches barely held together, and frequently popped loose.

I chose this Protec horn case for several reasons:
It has a shoulder strap.
It has an internal hard, wooden shell.
It fits a Conn 8D.
It uses a zipper instead of clasps.

The shoulder strap was perfect for carrying the horn to school. No complaints about the portage any more.

The internal hard shell is made of contoured wood. This adds weight but also very important, and required, protection. This wood shell is surrounded by a durable nylon skin, and there's padding inside (around the horn). This case is not a gig-bag--it provides much more protection. Time will only tell how this bag holds up. When the concert band plays concerts at various venues, the horn is put in the luggage compartment of the tour bus or trailer along with all the other instruments. That is where the true test of strength and durability will be. And we won't know how this case holds up for another few years.

It fits the Conn 8D very nicely. It's snug, but in time the padded interior will conform to the horn perfectly. There's no slop--the horn does not move inside the case.

It uses a zipper instead of clasps to close the clam-shell. This horn is accessed two or three times per day, and that's not a lot of wear on a zipper. Only after a few years will we know how durable it truly is. The only downside to the zipper is that it must be completely unzipped to open the clam-shell. Clasps are quicker to unlatch & latch.

This is an excellent case and well worth the money. I bought it for my $6000 Kruspe. If really pads the horn and protects it while travelling. It also holds the horn in the correct storage position so the water drains out of the valves.