Mooradian Cover Company is closing!

This is horrible news, (for us.)
I just bought my 3rd, and now last, Mooradian delux cover.
(Also - Peter and his staff were fantastic to deal with - see my Thread in this Forum earlier this year. Excellent Customer Service.)
FYI - Mooradian was started by Ron Mooradian. Peter took over at some point, and did a great job of continuing to provide excellent products and legendary Customer Service.
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Hopefully, the new Mooradian I bought 4 years ago will outlive me. The one I had before lasted a good 20+ years.

Ah well, as a wise man once said, whatever has the nature of arising, has the nature of ceasing.

 

Wow...I need to call them today and see if they are still taking in bags for repairs. I have an old one needing a new zipper and some restitching that I've been meaning to have fixed up for ages. They built me a beautiful custom bag for my Azola a few years ago. Well, now what bags should we be looking at? Reunion Blues are nice but $$$$$$$$$$

 

Yes. I bought my Moo in like '91 and it is a rock. Still liikkos practically brand new after at least ten thousand subway rides!

 

Messina doesn't seem to be having any problems.

 

2 completely different company business models, in different states. Massachusets minimum wage: $12 (raising to $15/hours by 2023). Kentucky minimum wage: $7.25 hr. Messina has 1 employee (Dave Messina). Mooradian has 25 employees. And remember that is MINIMUM wage for unskilled labor. A stitcher or sewer capable of making a padded gig bag is definitely a skilled labor job, thus pays much more than any state-obligated minimum.

 

Well, OK (although if, as you say, skilled workers demand a higher wage, that should be true for both businesses, yes?). My only point was - here's another case company that turns out a great product that is made in the US.

 

Are they interested in selling the company?

 

Just came back from the Mooradian shop, dropped off my old bag for repair. I had a nice chat with Peter and his daughter Emily. They were swamped with calls and emails for orders or repairs once the word got out that they are closing. Although Peter is retiring, it's possible Emily may offer repair service. Stay tuned.

 

My mom (in Canada) did this all her life (clothes mostly but a lot of work for upholstery which is essential padded bags). Skills yes, wages better than the minimum legally required, I don't think so. My mom only made any money when she did piece work and that was always feast or famine.


(sorry; end of editorial vaguely relevant to this conversation)

 

So...I'm looking to upgrade my old 3/4 bass bag. I've found a Mooradian on Amazon for $448. Then there's the Upton bag for $319, and the Gollihur for $172, Messina standard for $395...any suggestions on these or any others I may not know about?

 

Sorry to see the shop closing.

 

try Glenn Cronkhite Custom Cases – The World's Best Made Gig Bags.

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Sidecar

 

They don't show any DB bags in their product list??? They do have a contrabassoon bag for all you doublers

 

Not enough money in my pocket for a contrabassoon, otherwise ...
A good pickup might need several mics for that little thing. Or should I glue a piezo disk on the body?

 

Weird, and however repulsed one might be by the thought, you’ll have to look in the bass guitar bags section I should have told you in my initial post.

However, I have one of those and that’s hands down the best I’ve seen so far when speaking of bass covers.
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Sidecar

 

The handles on Bobelock cases are never in the right place for me. Couldn't tell you why, but for me, it's a fact, Jackt.

-S-