Will a bari sax case fit in a Honda CRX ? [Archive]

hannibal

11-07-2003, 08:40 AM

Strongly suspect so. My bari fits into a peugot 105 and vauxhall astra, which are about the same size. Probably have to lay it across the back seat, though.

We Europeans and our toy-sized car have gotten used to these things. :D

I'd recommend calling in at a honda dealership and taking a tape measure to the back seat of a crx just to be safe....

retread

11-07-2003, 05:05 PM

Thinking back to a CRX I had many years ago, I'm sure it will fit if you tip the passenger seat forward. Not sure it will fit with two people in the car. I could be wrong (again).

max

11-07-2003, 05:47 PM

The bass player in my band can bring his full-sized bass, an amp, a music stand, and his girlfriend to the gig in his CRX.

I don't know how comfy everyone is (she sits behind him in the backseat since the bass extends up to the front passanger seat), but it does all fit!

mark_m

11-07-2003, 06:08 PM

I fit my bari in the passenger seat of my Toyota MR2 Spyder. It has no trunk or back seat. I put it with the bow down in the footwell and the case rests on the seat. So far so good. I can fit my alto behind the seats, under the rear window, and a bag with stands on the seat under the bari case. Then I throw a small duffle bag of percussion stuff on top of that pile.

I need a bigger car:)

Bootman

11-10-2003, 10:42 AM

It all fits easily in the VW Kombi. Actually it fits in the boot of the Alfalfa too. Buy a real sports car, not a Japanese model... :roll:

mark_m

11-10-2003, 02:52 PM

Well, my '68 Triumph GT6 will have to find its way back together and out of the garage one of these years, and I've yet to see how a bari fits in it; has to be better than in my Toyota. Which, while admittedly cushy, is still amply sporty. But not a "true" sports car, in that it features air conditioning, power steering and brakes, a heater that works, etc.

wthalliii

11-10-2003, 03:48 PM

I can get my bari, tenor, c-mel, alto, soprano, clarinet, and a backpack with all the stands in the trunk of my Crown Vic with room to spare. :D

retread

11-10-2003, 05:23 PM

A bari sax will fit in almost anything if you run the sax through a powerful crusher.

Bootman

11-10-2003, 06:21 PM

Buy A Mini Cooper, the Bari sax will fit in the back. Bass sax is a different story.

Morry

11-10-2003, 11:33 PM

Subtone Sam

11-10-2003, 11:47 PM

Buy A Mini Cooper, the Bari sax will fit in the back. Bass sax is a different story.

Those Mini Coopers are 8) ...if I only had the cash.. :(

shmuelyosef

11-11-2003, 12:25 AM

It's just a matter of being creative...when I was younger, I carried a Fender Rhodes Stage 73 (yes, piano) and a complete PA in my VW bug. I currently often carry an 88-key w/bench and stand, PA, 2-3 horns often including bari, a bass player, his bass and amp in my 95 Acura Integra (no it's NOT a hatchback) with all the hatches and bonnets closed.

wthalliii

11-11-2003, 03:56 AM

I can get my bari, tenor, c-mel, alto, soprano, clarinet, and a backpack with all the stands in the trunk of my Crown Vic with room to spare. :D

I have a 59 Chevrolet that has a trunk so big your Crown Vic will fit inside. :-)

Now, thats' a REAL car for sure! Second only in styling to a '57, IMHO. Fins! That's what it was all about!

Yeah, my Crown Vic's a compact compared to that! In fact, that Chevy was a "full sized" car, and the Crown Vic's what they used to call a "mid-sized" car.

shmuelyosef

11-11-2003, 05:02 AM

that definitely works in texas...

Bootman

11-11-2003, 06:34 PM

The difference is that the Cooper S out performs the 57 Chev, looks better and you can get a lot oif gear in them once you remove the passenger seat. Go Kart with a grunty motor and exceptional Fuel Economy too. My Old COoper S was getting 45 mpg. Can't complain about that.

Morry

11-12-2003, 01:23 AM

Bootman, if you think a Cooper looks better than a 57 Chevy, then you've definitely got vision problems! :-)

Don't worry, it's an American thing....

kevvieg

11-12-2003, 03:39 AM

My Honda Civic sedan holds my soprano, alto, tenor, bari, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, and stands without the seat folded down. You can keep your Big 3 land yachts. My Civic is comfy, handles better than any boat, gets great mileage and has a massive trunk. Some of the old American cars look nice, but give me modern emission, airbags, and crumple zones any day!

top_gun25

11-12-2003, 10:59 AM

LMAO!

Your honda fits in the bed of my pickup!
:lol:

no prob here with stuff... quad cab!
fits between seats if passanger is ALL the way up.(barely!)

kevvieg

11-12-2003, 01:46 PM

Yup, but I get 35 mpg :-)

I like big trucks, but not how they handle or having to park them. I also like having a trunk so that if I want to stop for an errand on the way to a gig, my stuff isn't visible. I must say that I feel like John Holmes when I'm behind the wheel of an Expedition, but I feel like Rodney Dangerfield when I have to pay for the fill-up.

Bootman

11-12-2003, 06:19 PM

Morry,
The difference is that a Cooper s goes around corners, it doesn't float. Drive one and you'll understand why we all like them so much. I agree a '57 Chev is an attractive car but give me handling and performance anyday.

I confess to driving an ALFA 75 (Milano) currently, not a Cooper S but I have driven and owned them in the past.

mark_m

11-13-2003, 02:15 AM

Haven't driven a MiniCooper, 'though always loved them since that old movie where they pulled the gold heist. I think the hardest cornering car I've owned was a little 914 VW-Porsche. You could do donuts in the tightest little intersection and really pull some G's if you have good tires. Talk about fun.

I had a '62 Midget but that really was like a go-kart, no better built than I might have built a go-kart as a kid, either. I had an Alfalfa but boy did that take some work to keep together.

My first priority has always been handling, but reliability has slowly crept in, along with gray hair, and now carrying capacity is working it's way in, as well. I feel a station wagon a'coming.

Actually, it will be a 40's or early 50's Chevy sedan delivery, or perhaps panel truck. Those are truly objects of automotive beauty and simplicity.

shmuelyosef

11-13-2003, 03:35 AM

I grew up (size only) in Detroit driving muscle cars (hemi roadrunners mostly). Since then I have driven old jags, minis, MGs, hotrod VWs, and now an Acura...go figure. The roadrunner had a trunk that you could sleep in with your girlfriend AND your PA.

dingfelder

11-13-2003, 04:03 AM

my bari fits in the trunk of my mustang convertable... very small trunk

Morry

11-13-2003, 04:28 AM

In the early 80s, I used to carry my alto, tenor, bari and stands in a...wait for it...Renault LeCar. Commence the laughter.

dingfelder

11-13-2003, 05:57 AM

i forgot one that can maybe top that...

I once drove to shigh school with a tenor sax and a bass clarinet, both strapped onto my moped :dazed:

retread

11-13-2003, 04:27 PM

I've driven an early '60s Mini Cooper S, have owned a Porsche 356 and a couple of Triumph TR3s, not to mention numerous other cars including a F(ix)I(t)A(gain)T(ony). None came close to the handling of my current Audi A4 Quatro with sport suspension and 17-inch, 45-profile tires. And I can carry a baritone, tenor, soprano and clarinet plus passengers.

Bootman

11-13-2003, 07:59 PM

Owned original Coopers, Cooper S models, Mini Vans, Alfa's, Fiat 124, Fiat 131 and seriously modified Fiat 128SL, Alfas etc.... The best solution for cartage is to buy a VW Van. My new Kombi has no problems with fitting everything in plus the passengers. The new V6 version of the Carravelle is one seriously grunty van. I think this is the same motor that is in the Audi Quatro. I want that Motor in my Kombi..... one day I'll get a Porsche....

Tharruff

11-13-2003, 08:54 PM

A Sax playing friend of mine had a 63 Chevy Impala 'SS' long ago that he kept well past the time that he should have ditched it. The entire tunk floor had rusted out to the point where you could actually open the trunk lid, step in and be standing on the ground. So he had to carry his horns in the back seat. It wasn't really a problem...the back seat was big enough to hold his stuff.

11-13-2003, 09:22 PM

Bootman:
I used to carry Alto, Tenor and a Peavey KB100 in the trunk of a Jag XJS along with a couple of soft bags. Heresy, but what a fun, quick way to get to and from the gig. That stuff would not have fit in my old 914 or 356 without significant alteration. Thats why I now use the Dodge 250 hi-top van or the Caddy Deville - room for all of mine and most of everyone else's too.

11-13-2003, 09:27 PM

BTW if anyone is looking for a cherry '74 Lotus Europa twin cam I have one in an estate I'm currently settling. Won't carry much more than a brace of Sop's though -but what a ride :lol:

retread

11-13-2003, 09:53 PM

When I was young, limber and impervious to pain I thought a Lotus Super 7 would be the perfect car.

mark_m

11-14-2003, 02:50 AM

First car I really drove a lot was a '68 Fiat 124 Sport Coupe. I literally had people kiss the ground when they got out, crying etc. I don't know why I'm still alive. Anyway, point was they were pretty decent cars, maybe the best Fiats. It was supposedly my mother's, but I dominated its use and led to the demise of its transmission, oh and I put a valve through a piston one time when my dad and I misadjusted the timing belt... ah, those were the days.

I wonder how much longer this thread can survive in "Baritone Saxophone":) Um, I think if I'd known what a baritone sax was back then it would have fit in that car...

Bootman

11-14-2003, 08:23 PM

I have carried bari saxes in all sorts of vehicles, it isn't really a problem provided that you don't have to carry a passenger. Having fun getting to and fromt he gig is almost as much fun as doing the gig. It certainly beats sitting on the band bus.

GaryLee

11-15-2003, 12:40 AM

Max, I don't know where your friend got his CRX but I have never seen one with a back seat.

Back I high school a buddy of mine could carry his entire drum set in the trunk of his (1965?) Ford LTD.

Now I have a friend who can't even fit his trombone into the trunk of his Porsche boxter so we have to use his SUV :cry: when we carpool.

:idea: Maybe someone should make a Bari that comes apart in the middle like a clarinet.

kevvieg

11-16-2003, 11:50 PM

I imagine there are some .....uh....imported horns that will do that. The only snag is that they won't go back together. I bet Dominic would sell one to you :lol:

Sadie

12-04-2005, 04:20 AM

There is a space in every car for a bari. There may only be one possible way to fit it in, but it's there.

-Sadie

BayviewSax

12-04-2005, 04:24 AM

In Amsterdam this summer I saw a man on a bicycle with a 3/4 bass violin in a soft-sided gigbag strapped to his back. I realized I had NOTHING to complain about... ever.

mostly alto guy

12-04-2005, 12:46 PM

I love it when a thread deteriorates like this...

The CRX was a great little car, and I suppose the few examples that haven't been turned into late-adolescent "dream" cars (Cold air intake, loud exhausts with Juice-can muffler, purple neon lights underneath, flames, $10 million dollar stereo system, etc.) still are pretty good cars.

But any decent SUV will hold half a dozen bari cases.

SOTSDO

04-06-2006, 09:33 PM

Never go car shopping without taking the horn (case) along, that's the rule around here.

I've gotten some weird looks when buying Toyota compacts, but I've never bought something that wouldn't carry the whole outfit.

I've even managed to fit a Conn bass sax (in the Plywood "coffin" style case) into a Ford Maverick. Had to put it on top of the passenger seat back, couldn't see too well to the right or out the back, but it worked.

shmuelyosef

04-08-2006, 10:20 PM

Never go car shopping without taking the horn (case) along, that's the rule around here.
Last time I bought a new car (1996) I took my keyboard rig, amp, PA two bari cases and got good laughs everywhere I went experimenting with various configurations to see where things fit. Ended up with an Acura Integra sedan that has been wonderful and holds A LOT with the back seat folded down.

Brendan Muse

04-09-2006, 01:18 AM

In Soviet Russia, a bari sax case fits YOU in a Honda CRX

i forgot one that can maybe top that...

I once drove to shigh school with a tenor sax and a bass clarinet, both strapped onto my moped :dazed:
HA! I walked home from school three days a week with a bari sax and a bass clarinet. And that was before the days when bari sax cases had handles. You young whipersnappers, with your "cars," bah!

Gary622

04-12-2006, 12:32 PM

Ah, the MR2 - I had an '85 MR2 back in the day - sadly, I was inactive in my playing in those days, but I sold industrial equipment for my father's business and drove all over the countryside. I remember having to be creative in trying to fit a briefcase, extra literature, and a change of clothes for overnight stays in the thing. I can't imagine getting anything bigger than an alto in it without standing it up in the passenger area like you said...

But the CRX is a giant compared to that thing... hatchbacks are pretty good for hauling stuff in small cars.

I have a Camry now, and if you load it up with a flute, clarinet, alto, tenor, and bari (in order of increasing difficulty) and some clothes for a couple night's stay, like I do annually for a college dance band reunion, well, it's a good thing that trip isn't a family vacation...

Alexk

04-15-2006, 06:20 AM

Fit a Bari into a Honda CRX, dunno.
But, I do know there was a guy in Brisbane years ago used to fit himself and an upright bass into a Gogomobile! 8-)
So it is all a matter of determination I guess.