I have always heard good things about Presto cases. I know that they're made in Australia but haven't seen very much information. Does the manufacturer have a website? If so, it appears they have escaped the omniscience of google.
Jason On Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 9:10 PM, mistertaterbug <taterbugmu...@gmail.com>wrote: > > Oh duh...Good thing you were in "lurk" mode, boss. You are exactly > right. And I even went and looked at the name on the case to make sure > I didn't foul up. I give up... > Spud > > On Jan 3, 7:50 pm, "Paul Duff" <pd...@globaldial.com> wrote: > > I think you might mean 'Presto' rather than Price Mr T. > > > > The new 'compact' style Prestos are great cases. High quality latches, > > leather handle, reinforced in the right areas and the lip seal is > actually > > water proof (not that you ever want to test it!). Most importantly, we > have > > given extra space at the peghead to stop the Monroe Option ever > occurring. > > > > I worked the 'Mr Presto' on the design of these and I'm very happy with > the > > results. No financial interest on these for myself by the way. > > > > Paul > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "mistertaterbug" <taterbugmu...@gmail.com> > > To: "Taterbugmando" <taterbugmando@googlegroups.com> > > Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 3:03 AM > > Subject: Re: Make the case for your favorite case. > > > > I'm in agreement about the Caltons. While I do use one for my Gil F5, > > the problem of the curl (now, the reglued curl) breaking off is very > > real if the case takes a blow on that side. And, never, ever buy one > > of the English versions of the Calton.They're thinner and the handle > > is on whop-sided and they're just not any good. Having said that, > > anyone wanting to buy a red Calton case made in England for $250 needs > > to contact me <G>. I've been keeping my F4 in it and decided to go > > back to the Golden Gate reissue. I reckon the case is better than a > > padded gig bag and is good for A model mandos. The Price case Brian > > mentioned is good, but I think it has it's own problems. But then, I > > don't have one of the new ones and I think Paul Duff has been working > > a lot with the maker (not "THE" maker, mind you) to shore up some of > > the weak points. The one I have the mandola in is a rectangular case > > and not the form fitting case that they're working on. > > > > I had one of Sam Gifford's Pegasus cases for a while and sadly had to > > let it go. Sam is a good guy and does really good work and he's no- > > nonsense. As Pete says, they are expensive and I found them to be > > heavy to carry for any length of time, but Sam's built in a bit of > > ergomonic friendliness so they lay on your back comfortably. Plus, the > > hinges and seals are top notch, not to mention there's no danger of > > getting your headstock smashed because the instrument floats inside. > > I'm still not sure what I think about those pillow pads. > > > > There used to be a reasonably inexpensive case that Will Kimble had > > made for his mandolins that was like surrounding the instrument in a > > very lightweight pillow of foam. The flat lid seemed to be the > > achilles heel to me. But, the instrument fit snugly and I didn't get > > the feeling it would matter much if the case even got dropped. Seemed > > real good to me, but the company went out of business. I forget the > > name now. Maybe it was made by Travelite or Guardian. I forget. Their > > idea was good, but I think they could've carried it another step > > forward and really had something. As it was, the construction was a > > little sub-standard and the screws kept backing out of it and other > > minor things. After all, it *is* foam. > > > > Seems like Crafters of Tennessee was having some very nice cases made > > for them, but I don't know if they every got the design finished. It > > might be worth checking into. > > > > Tater > > > > On Jan 3, 9:19 am, Dasspunk <dassp...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I have a Calton and a Price that are both excellent. I also dig the > > > Pegasus cases. To humidify, I use one of these little cigar > > > humidifiers that work great for my mando and my cigars. > > > > >http://www.drymistat.com > > > > > That said, I wouldn't mind my case smelling like an apple! And since a > > > fresh one is required daily, it would also circumvent doctor > > > visitation. > > > > > Brian > > > > > On Jan 3, 8:37 am, Mike O <m...@att.net> wrote: > > > > > > What do you folks recommend in the way of a case? Here in Missouri.. > > > > winter is tough on instruments and maintaining humidity. What > > > > manufacturers get your endorsement? Thanks. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugmando@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
