Is Eastman discontinuing their hard cases?

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greenbean
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by greenbean »

Anyone know what the deal is with Eastman fiberglass cases? Have they been discontinued?

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(I read something about this on Facebook but... um... it could be FAKE NEWS!...)
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by Burgerbob »

Yes.
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by JohnL »

[url=https://www.facebook.com/pmwoodwind/photos/bad-news-eastman-cases-are-being-discontinued-good-news-we-got-the-last-ones-ava/2209437789100978/]Link to Facebook post

That'll be a bigger deal for string players. It seems a lot of them use Eastman cases.

I've always been a little hazy on the relationship between Eastman Cases and Jakob Winter. They look like the same cases, and I've seen Eastman cases sold under the JW-Eastman name. Anyone have the straight dope on that?
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greenbean
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by greenbean »

I know that they were produced under the name Jacob Winter long before the name Eastman appeared. I have always assumed that Eastman bought the company that make Winter cases (or at least the rights to sell the cases).

Regardless, this is unfortunate... :cry:
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by sacfxdx »

Agreed. I like how light they are. I had the wind blow my case over two times recently (grrrrr) and hardly a scratch on a the case. Zero damage to my horn.
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JohnL
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by JohnL »

Jakob Winter still has a website, so maybe it's just that they and Eastman have parted ways?