I got a new toy
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Nando Vallart
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Cool!! I'm thinking in asking for a custom case for the N.T., not sure about the price though :laughing7:
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allright! here's more information and a bit of a story on how I got the case.
So my mom came to visit when my second son was born. She's a hot-shot bluegrass banjo player and she travels a lot with her vintage Ode banjo. She's also a tough old girl and calls a spade a spade. She (and most of the bluegrass community it seems) use Calton cases for their 'good' instruments.
I showed her Kashmir, and the conversation went something like this:
"That's a pretty nice guitar there sonny. How long are you planning on keeping it?"
"Well, I hope until I die."
"In that case you better get a Calton case measured up for it sonny - otherwise those goddam monkeys at the airport will snap the goddam neck right off of it."
So we measured up the guitar and did a tracing of the body over a bottle of scotch, and sent the works to Calton. I appreciate my mom more and more each year.
But I digress.
Calton is a Canadian company that makes the worlds best flight cases for stringed instruments. Each case is individually made for a particular instrument and there are seemingly a zillion measurements you need to do to order up a case. Need a case for that $100,000 Gibson mandolin? Calton is your case. What's the case provided by Martin for their top end re-issues? It's a Calton. They have a long list of pro touring musicians who use and love the case. Sheryl Crow even wrote a poem about her Calton case. It's kinda nutty, actually.
Dealing with the folks at Calton was great - kinda like dealing with the folks at Warmoth actually. You can pick the exterior color, the interior color, and a few options. Then they tell you it's gonna take awhile to get the case to you (sound familiar?), and then it's a big surprise when the case arrives early (again sounds kinda familiar
).
The case itself seems amazingly strong and rigid. There are stories of these cases surviving being run over, being in fires, being in 70mph roll-overs, and the usual airline stories. Seeing the case in real life, I believe the stories. It looks very strong. It's on the heavy side, but not nearly as heavy as an Anvil-type flight case. Finally, the case fits Kashmir perfectly and holds it in place snugly. I love this case. Here's some more snaps:
http://www.caltoncases.com/
So my mom came to visit when my second son was born. She's a hot-shot bluegrass banjo player and she travels a lot with her vintage Ode banjo. She's also a tough old girl and calls a spade a spade. She (and most of the bluegrass community it seems) use Calton cases for their 'good' instruments.
I showed her Kashmir, and the conversation went something like this:
"That's a pretty nice guitar there sonny. How long are you planning on keeping it?"
"Well, I hope until I die."
"In that case you better get a Calton case measured up for it sonny - otherwise those goddam monkeys at the airport will snap the goddam neck right off of it."
So we measured up the guitar and did a tracing of the body over a bottle of scotch, and sent the works to Calton. I appreciate my mom more and more each year.
But I digress.
Calton is a Canadian company that makes the worlds best flight cases for stringed instruments. Each case is individually made for a particular instrument and there are seemingly a zillion measurements you need to do to order up a case. Need a case for that $100,000 Gibson mandolin? Calton is your case. What's the case provided by Martin for their top end re-issues? It's a Calton. They have a long list of pro touring musicians who use and love the case. Sheryl Crow even wrote a poem about her Calton case. It's kinda nutty, actually.
Dealing with the folks at Calton was great - kinda like dealing with the folks at Warmoth actually. You can pick the exterior color, the interior color, and a few options. Then they tell you it's gonna take awhile to get the case to you (sound familiar?), and then it's a big surprise when the case arrives early (again sounds kinda familiar
).The case itself seems amazingly strong and rigid. There are stories of these cases surviving being run over, being in fires, being in 70mph roll-overs, and the usual airline stories. Seeing the case in real life, I believe the stories. It looks very strong. It's on the heavy side, but not nearly as heavy as an Anvil-type flight case. Finally, the case fits Kashmir perfectly and holds it in place snugly. I love this case. Here's some more snaps:
http://www.caltoncases.com/
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Hahaha. I linked my wife to this, and she linked me back the pricelist. I then linked her to the site of the company we just purchased her alto trombone from. She replied with a link to a picture of her making a cute "puppydog eyes" face and then a calendar of the week of my birthday.
The internet makes me laugh.
I want one for my '63 Tele and one for my Les Paul.
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The internet makes me laugh.
I want one for my '63 Tele and one for my Les Paul.
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Nando Vallart
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Seems like it's the case I always wanted!!
Any chance of getting it in something clonning a crocodille's leather?
This was what I've written before I read the CND900 = US$831 = R$1525
EDIT: Forgot to say: your mother sounds awesomely funny!
Any chance of getting it in something clonning a crocodille's leather?
This was what I've written before I read the CND900 = US$831 = R$1525
EDIT: Forgot to say: your mother sounds awesomely funny!
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mayfly said:
What year/wattage? lol
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Nice case, but I ain't paying 9 Benjamin's for a case, I really would be in divorce court. That's about the average cost of ea. of my guitars..... :doh:
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Was all of the measuring necessary? I mean they didn't have Tele case?
very nice matching case.
but personally i doubt if i would splurge 900 bucks for a case when i can get a new guitar for that money.
unless ofcourse the guitar is so special that ...
btw i have done multiple international trips with guitars. and i always carry the guitar with the hardcase in my hand as hand baggage - however hard the airline officials might try to persuade me to check it in.
then in the aircraft you can either put the case in the cloak closet or slide it in the space behind the last seat. sometimes even the overhead bins are spacious enough.
but personally i doubt if i would splurge 900 bucks for a case when i can get a new guitar for that money.
unless ofcourse the guitar is so special that ...
btw i have done multiple international trips with guitars. and i always carry the guitar with the hardcase in my hand as hand baggage - however hard the airline officials might try to persuade me to check it in.
then in the aircraft you can either put the case in the cloak closet or slide it in the space behind the last seat. sometimes even the overhead bins are spacious enough.
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How much?
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