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Topic: Photos of Wheel-EZE / SKB case interiors? |
Jim Cohen
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Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 15 Dec 2014 9:20 pm |
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Can any of you please post some close-up photos of your Wheel-EZE interiors? I need to re-foam an SKB case for a D10 and would like to see how others have done it.
Thanks in advance,
Jimbeaux
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Bruce Derr
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Lee, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 16 Dec 2014 5:52 am
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I'd be interested as well, but for an S-10. I used one of these cases briefly for some fly gigs last year. It worked out well but I did a rush job on the foam and never got it installed to my satisfaction.
I know there are some pictures already posted in previous threads and will look at those as well when I tackle the job again. |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Lynn Stafford
From:
Ridgefield, WA USA
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Posted 16 Dec 2014 10:04 am SKB Case Conversion
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Hi Jim,
Earlier this year I sold a '71 D-10 Emmons to a customer in Australia that wanted to use an SKB drum hardware case to carry the guitar in. I had my friend, Bob Littleton install some velour covered maple blocks in the case for me. I'm posting a few photos for you in hopes they might be of some help to you. I also used a velour cover I purchased from Bruce Zumsteg to protect the guitar when stored in the case.
I used a D2F leg bag and a pedal rack bag strapped down on top of the guitar, which fits under the lid.
My customer came to the USA on vacation and flew home to Australia from Los Angeles with this as checked baggage! Saved him a bunch of money, compared to me shipping the guitar to Australia via DHL. He now has a very light weight wheeled case to transport his guitar with at home.
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 16 Dec 2014 10:17 am
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Thanks for the great pix, Lynn. Interesting to see that he only blocked it on the two ends. My last case had rails all along both sides. I guess it depends how much shorter the guitar is than the case and whether there's room to do this at the 2 ends... Ideally I'd like to use the case for both my Franklin and my MSA Millennium (at different times, obviously!) and they are of different lengths, so perhaps side rails is the better way for me to go and leave the ends open and place loose blocks at each end to accommodate the different body lengths...
Anyone else have some pix to share? Thanks,
Jim
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 16 Dec 2014 12:10 pm
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Jim, you could get blocks of Styrofoam and pack them in with the guitars instead of mounting them permanently. That way you can get form fitting protection for both guitars.
I may be mistaken, but I think Sierra used Styrofoam, when the made their cases.
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Pete Burak
From:
Portland, OR USA
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Posted 16 Dec 2014 12:49 pm
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I don't have a pic handy, but I saw Tom Baker assemble the Wheele-Eze case for my Steel, and he had a paint can of contact-cement at the shop, and painted contact-cement onto these large blocks of stiff dark-gray closed-cell foam.
They had a jig to cut the foam for the various models.
Mine is basically two blocks at each end, and two blocks running down the sides.
The Steel basically rests on its deck, with a cutout for the neck.
The internal lid has some softer foam on it.
I'm guessing you could create a foam "insert" for each of your Steels.
I see large blocks of a similar foam in shipping supply stores, and have heard of folks cutting foam with an electric knife like for carving Turkey.
'Might take some trial and error. |
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Paddy Long
From:
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted 16 Dec 2014 4:56 pm
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Jim here's mine - I have since extended the foam the complete length of the sides, front and back...I also leave my D2F cover on the guitar when it's in the case
Zum Hybrid D10 9+9 and lightweight legs.
Maybe I should get some flash red velour hehe ...!
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Tony Glassman
From:
The Great Northwest
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Posted 16 Dec 2014 6:01 pm
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I'm gonna use the "tried and true" Pelican rifle case method (see below):
I bought 2 sheets of high density foam: I'll take the 1" thick sheet and cut it to fit the bottom of the case. Then I'll lay the guitar on the 4" thick sheet, trace it's outline with a "sharpie" pen and and cut out the circumscribed area with an electric carving knife. After flipping over the 4" sheet (so you can't see the sharpie marks), I'll glue it to the bottom 1" sheet w/ spray adhesive.....and voila!, a form fitted case.
The legs and rack will travel in a D2F cover on top of the guitar. I'll glue foam pads on the top if needed to keep things from moving around
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXhT7WtIsTg |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Tony Glassman
From:
The Great Northwest
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Paddy Long
From:
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted 18 Dec 2014 2:31 pm
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Jim another little hint with these cases is to knock out the cheap plastic/polycarbonate axles on the handles and replace them with the some stainless steel bolts and nylock nuts. I learnt the hard way hehe...
I also place a strip of sturdy foam over the return springs and changer end before I put the leg and pedal bags on top of the guitar (its not in the photo though) - just to be on the safe side.
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Roy Peterman
From:
Muncy Valley, Pennsylvania
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Posted 19 Dec 2014 5:41 am
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| The higher density foam can also be cut and contoured on a band saw, which works extremely well. Any velour for a covering can be attached with a spray contact cement. |
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