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Topic: Case opinions, blocks or no blocks? |
Olli Haavisto
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Jarvenpaa,Finland
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Posted 26 Jan 2015 9:55 pm |
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Most steel cases have support blocks and but some only foam on the bottom.
Any first hand experiences with the non-block approach?
What thickness of foam would one need?
I believe Mullen, for example, has used foam only cases.
Thanks,
Olli
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Clete Ritta
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San Antonio, Texas
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Posted 27 Jan 2015 1:30 am
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| Mullen cases have blocks and no foam (at least in the two that I have). My friends Sierra case had pretty thick foam padding only. It was similar to soundproofing (egg carton) foam maybe 3". |
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Ian Rae
From:
Redditch, England
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Posted 27 Jan 2015 2:38 am
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Having just built a guitar I am contemplating a case. My old D10 case has blocks so that the strings never touch bottom. With foam, if you have an accident and it gets fully compressed, your changer and keyhead are going to take some extra force, however little and however briefly. The most critical parts of the machine merit some personal space while the body takes the pain, IMHO.
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Hans Holzherr
From:
Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland
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Posted 27 Jan 2015 10:10 am
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| Ian Rae wrote: |
| The most critical parts of the machine merit some personal space while the body takes the pain, IMHO. |
Exactly. No-blocks is a No-Go, IMO, a 'case of utter neglect'. |
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 27 Jan 2015 11:29 am
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my flight case is all padding...no blocks. never had a problem.
on the other hand, my cases that have blocks all wear through the material eventually and mark up the guitar. |
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Chris Lucker
From:
Los Angeles, California USA
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Posted 27 Jan 2015 12:29 pm
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Early cases with no blocks were likely made for strings up storage--such as with early Sho-Buds, early Fender 400s and 1000s, Bigsbys, Wrights and early Emmons guitars. With Emmons guitars, for example, the inside of the lid is padded and the bottom is not. The cut outs at the endplates allow your fingers to grasp the guitar. The difference between those brands mentioned is that an Emmons will fit in the case strings down-- with the strings pressed between the unpadded bottom lining and the changer fingers. You cannot put a Bigsby of a 1957 Sho-Bud in the case strings down. I don't think a tweed case Fender will goi in upside down either.
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 27 Jan 2015 12:46 pm
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My Franklin came with a padded bottom case. Mr Franklin told me they had less damage at Sho-Bud when they went to a padded case, so all his guitars come with a padded bottom case.
My Franklin is almost 34 years old. I'm on a second case - a split set - but it has the 1" foam covered with Velour. I've never had a problem because it sat on foam. |
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Greg Johnson
From:
Greencastle, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 27 Jan 2015 3:01 pm
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I have been transporting my Mullen in a flight case no blocks and no problems. I think it depends on how the case is built.
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 27 Jan 2015 5:46 pm
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Both are fine with me. When I had my Kline, the regular case had blocks. I adapted a synthesizer flight case to hold my Kline. Foam only and traveled many miles, on ground an in air. No damage to guitar.
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