Double Bass Gig bag rehab?

[Huy Nguyen]

So my20+ old Soundwear Performer still has life in the shell of the bag itself. It has to wear and tears in the corduroy that could simply be patched but the padding is all shot and decomposing into dust. Does anybody know how I could get the bag re-padded? The rest of it has life in the bag and would be a shame to just throw it out. I know it’s not going to be cheap.

Any thoughts/ideas out there?

 

[Don Hergert]

I've rehab'ed my bag's blown zippers, rips and separated seams, but have never tried to re-pad it. Fortunately the padding and the main zipper on this old bag are it's strong points.

With the old padding turning to powder it sounds like a really messy job and you might find that no one wants to take it on for less than the cost of replacing the whole bag. If I had to face that task and couldn't just replace the bag, I'd probably start with 2 or maybe 3 layers of back-packes's closed foam sleeping pads, and then find a way to open up the inner lining sufficiently to remove all of the old padding, and then shape and put the new pads in place.

It sounds like a long term project. Short of finding someone specializing in repairing this kind of bag, luggage repair people and tent repair people might be good people to talk to.

 

[Huy Nguyen]

I've rehab'ed my bag's blown zippers, rips and separated seams, but have never tried to re-pad it. Fortunately the padding and the main zipper on this old bag are it's strong points.

With the old padding turning to powder it sounds like a really messy job and you might find that no one wants to take it on for less than the cost of replacing the whole bag. If I had to face that task and couldn't just replace the bag, I'd probably start with 2 or maybe 3 layers of back-packes's closed foam sleeping pads, and then find a way to open up the inner lining sufficiently to remove all of the old padding, and then shape and put the new pads in place.

It sounds like a long term project. Short of finding someone specializing in repairing this kind of bag, luggage repair people and tent repair people might be good people to talk to.

Yeah probably not worth it. It’s a lot of waste tho

 

[winston]

Hey @Huy Nguyen just read yr profile, I’m in the East Bay and have a Cleveland (ply) too! LMK if you’re ever playing in the area.

Try Naraen’s Outdoor Repair on San Pablo at Gilman, they have fixed things my wife or I thought were unrepairable. If not maybe the REI across the street has suggestions, there’s also gotta be some mustachioed hipster upholsterer in Temescal who’s up for the challenge!

 

[Matt Power]

Hey @Huy Nguyen just read yr profile, I’m in the East Bay and have a Cleveland (ply) too! LMK if you’re ever playing in the area.

Try Naraen’s Outdoor Repair on San Pablo at Gilman, they have fixed things my wife or I thought were unrepairable. If not maybe the REI across the street has suggestions, there’s also gotta be some mustachioed hipster upholsterer in Temescal who’s up for the challenge!

A good luggage repair shop might be able to help, as well.

 

[Huy Nguyen]

Hey @Huy Nguyen just read yr profile, I’m in the East Bay and have a Cleveland (ply) too! LMK if you’re ever playing in the area.

Try Naraen’s Outdoor Repair on San Pablo at Gilman, they have fixed things my wife or I thought were unrepairable. If not maybe the REI across the street has suggestions, there’s also gotta be some mustachioed hipster upholsterer in Temescal who’s up for the challenge!

Hey neighbor. I was just wondering if that place was still around. Let me ask them.