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Humes & Berg "Tuxedo" series cases
The Tuxedo line of drum cases by Humes & Berg are exceptional high quality soft bags made of heavy duty nylon cordura material with tear resistant stitching, strong handles and high quality zippers.  They have an ample layer of foam between their inner and outer cloth plies.  Tuxedo series bags come in a multitude of sizes to fit virtually any size snare drum, tom tom or bass drum, and cymbal and hardware bags of various sizes and models are also available. 

> NOTE: Humes & Berg Tuxedo series cases are NO LONGER AVAILABLE IN COLORS (standard black only). 

Humes & Berg provides soft hardware cases in various sizes for stands, pedals and other accessories in both the Tuxedo and Galaxy series lines.  They also have a full line of Latin, world and hand drum cases in both series.  Also available in both series are cymbal cases having various sizes and quality features. 

Humes & Berg "Galaxy" series cases
Until recently most affordable drumset soft cases available for the budget minded buyer were usually very low quality, poorly made bags usually manufactured under a multitude of unreliable generic name brands. Today, Humes & Berg offers an excellent value in low cost, decent quality drum bags.  Their Galaxy series of bags, while not heavily padded like the Tuxedo line, are actually quite well made cases for the budget price range.  They are perfect for the drummer who only moves his drums occasionally, or for the first time buyer on a budget.  A complete set of these bags for a standard 5-piece drumset can be purchased for less than $125!  

~ How to measure your drums for cases ~

Remember, drum case sizes are generally referred to in terms of the drum "shell" size only.  This means you should NOT include the dimensional size added by the drum's rims/hoops, lug casings, tom mounts or other hardware to your measurements!  All major drum case manufacturers use this "shell size" based form of case sizing and add extra size to accommodate the size of standard rims, hoops and hardware. 
 
Some basic guidelines for measurement are: 

1. Either take the rims & heads off your drums, or imagine that you can "see through" the rims to the "bearing edge" of the drum and measure across the outside diameter of the drumshell (with the rims/hoops in place, this is typically the "visible" diameter of the drumhead before it goes under the rims). 

2. For the depth measurement, measure from the top bearing edge down the side of the shell to the other bearing edge at the other end of the drumshell. 

3. The case will generally be big enough to accommodate the added size of the drums rims/hoops, lug casings, tom mounts, and in the case of bass drums, the "spurs" and "tom mount post receiving block".  *FOR DRUMS WITH "RIMS* " TYPE MOUNTS, generally an extra 1" is required to be added to the diameter of the case. 
(*This is only required for the "original" design RIMS* type mounts which use a band of metal around the drum with rubber grommets holding the drum by it's tension rods.  DW suspension mounts are close-fitting and usually don't require and oversized case.  Pearl "I.S.S" and "Optimounts" only bridge the span between two lug casings and generally do not require over sized cases either.)

4. Some case companies list their sizes "depth first" (for example, 16"x22" for a typical bass drum) while other companies list their drums "diameter first" (22"x16").  These different methods of listing seldom cause a problem in case purchasing because most drumsets fall into standard size configurations that are obvious to an experienced drummer or drumshop sales person and the true sizing of the drums can be deduced fairly easily.
* Generally bass drum sizes are in even "2" inch increments of diameter, for example 18", 20", 22" & 24".  As for depth, 14" is the standard "old school" size (1930's-70's), but 16" deep basses became popular in the 80's-90's, and 18" basses have become very popular in the past 10yrs (There are some 17" and 17 1/2" deep basses currently made (buy an 18" case), and some custom drum companies offer 20" and even 22" deep bass drums).  
* Toms generally have these diameters:  6", 8", 10", 12", 13", 14", 16" & 18".
(15" drums are rare but do exist, and are actually becoming more popular in drumset configurations.  17" drums are extremely rare, mostly seen in older marching field drums.  7", 9" and 11" drums are practically unheard of)
* Standard size snares are usually 14" diameter, either 4", 5 1/2" or 6 1/2" in depth (5" drums have become very popular recently).  Smaller "piccolo", "soprano" or "popcorn" snares have also become popular which have diameters of 10", 12" or 13".  Commonly seen snare "depths" have been expanded to include virtually any size from 3" to 10" in 1/2 inch increments.

  NOTE!  We cannot accept returns on drum cases!
Please be sure of your decision regarding case type and sizing. 
If you need assistance in the choice of your cases or need help determining the 
correct size cases for your drums please call us at (419) 381-0300 or 
CLICK HERE to send us an email inquiry.  
(Defective  or damaged in shipment items will of course be replaced)

Peeler Drum Center offers prices which are competitive with any local competitor, 
mail order catalog, internet dealer or corporate mass merchandiser! 

(This does not include inventory liquidations, scratch & 
dent items or comparisons to outdated models)