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• wim ChicagoModerator Barault #503 replica

  April 28 Posts: 1,590

  No, it's a poor fit.
• Buco NOVA, DCDeity Ivanovski maple/spruce

  April 28 Posts: 5,392

  They do. Godin Tric case I have is for dreadnoughts.

  Every note wants to go somewhere-Kurt Rosenwinkel
• littlemark New

  April 28 Posts: 394

  Fight fight fight!

  
• Buco NOVA, DCDeity Ivanovski maple/spruce

  April 28 edited April 28 Posts: 5,392

  Ah, I didn't see Wim's comment when I wrote mine. It isn't perfect. It leaves a little extra space. It never bothered me. Here's the pic, highlights are where it has extra space. In the back it's about the finger width, in the front double that. Waist is a good fit. It depends what you tolerate. Wim's tolerance is like a Porsche. Mine more like Alpha Romeo.

  

  
  

  Every note wants to go somewhere-Kurt Rosenwinkel
• billyshakes NoVA✭✭✭ Park Avance - Dupont Nomade - Dupont DM-50E

  April 28 Posts: 1,600

  https://djangobooks.com/forum/discussion/comment/121176#Comment_121176

  Buco, the link for the $130 case you sent earlier was a hard shell case. This picture shows it as soft. Did you mean this link instead? Is this the one shown?

  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001RJA0EE/ref%3Dsspa_dk_detail_5?pd_rd_i=B001RJA0EE&pd_rd_w=ErMhl&content-id=amzn1.sym.7446a9d1-25fe-4460-b135-a60336bad2c9&pf_rd_p=7446a9d1-25fe-4460-b135-a60336bad2c9&pf_rd_r=HAH4YWSE14FWF8QTHMTC&pd_rd_wg=XyYBW&pd_rd_r=fbc3b92a-1976-4d62-9c2f-9b470116619f&s=musical-instruments&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWw&th=1

  
  
• Buco NOVA, DCDeity Ivanovski maple/spruce

  April 28 Posts: 5,392

  The picture I posted? I just posted it for the sake of showing the fit of our guitars in the dread sized case. You know this case.

  Yeah, 30% off is no more, and they hiked the price from $200 to $220 now.

  Every note wants to go somewhere-Kurt Rosenwinkel
• DeuxDoigts_Tonnerre Lawrenceville GA USANew Stringphonic #503 Basic, Altamira M30D, Eastman AR810CE, Giannini Craviola

  May 5 Posts: 59

  

  Here is my proto-type flight case. Anchor points were attached with T-nuts, 1/2" bolts, and finishing washers.

  Got the straps from another guitar case. Field trials start 2nd week of June in Northampton, MA.

  
• paulmcevoy75 Portland, MaineNew

  May 5 Posts: 445

  https://www.djangobooks.com/forum/discussion/comment/121338#Comment_121338

  If that's just a regular hard case and you're checking it as luggage....good luck. They are usually heavy so when they fall they have a pretty good chance of getting enough momentum to snap the headstock. They have minimal padding so minimal crush protection. I'd rather gate check a mono case than luggage check that.
• DeuxDoigts_Tonnerre Lawrenceville GA USANew Stringphonic #503 Basic, Altamira M30D, Eastman AR810CE, Giannini Craviola

  May 6 Posts: 59

  https://www.djangobooks.com/forum/discussion/comment/121339#Comment_121339

  I am planning to do this as a carry-on, not planning to check this one as luggage. The case is compact enough that it should fit in the overhead bin or in the coat closet.
• paulmcevoy75 Portland, MaineNew

  May 6 Posts: 445

  https://www.djangobooks.com/forum/discussion/comment/121343#Comment_121343

  ok I am very sure you won't get that in the overhead bin on a small plane, maybe on a long haul. I've never managed to get a guitar into the coat closet. They seem mystically non existent.

  I don't think those cases really provide more protection in the end than a mono case. The additional stiffness is counteracted by the weight which causes it's own problems.

  Might not be a perfect solution but that's my feeling. Mono cases are much nicer to carry around once you get where you are, I walked all over Paris for 12 days with mine, no issues. I think they provide similar protection to a lot of other cases. They have their weaknesses and strengths, but they are more pleasant in general than regular cases.

  Just my thoughts...