Choosing The Right Instrument Cases For Your Instruments
Posted by Kay Stanford Jr Kastum at 3:03 AMYou were five years playing your old guitar -the guitar on which you learned to play- and you'd be playing it still had it survived the move to California. It didn't survive though; it came out of the back of the truck with a broken neck. You looked into having it repaired but the guy at the shop near your new apartment suggested that fixing it would cost more, frankly, than the guitar was worth. You were disappointed, of course, but not surprised. It was a slightly beat-up acoustic guitar you picked up in a pawn shop in Nashville five years ago; still, you are sorry to part with it.
The good news is that the same shop had a second hand mahogany Martin guitar. Although it is going to cost you a lot more than you were willing to spend to repair your old guitar, it is a thing of beauty. You fell in love with it as soon as you picked it up. You've put a down-payment against it and you'll be going back on three weeks to pay off the rest and pick it up. You're also going to pick up a case for it at the same time.
Your old guitar succumbed a poorly packed moving truck and a cheap soft case that you found up at a garage sale. That's a mistake you do not mean to repeat. You've never searched for guitar cases before and when you began looking into them you were shocked at the number of brands and options available.
## Price
The most practical thing to consider when buying a case is, obviously, how much you can afford to spend. Guitar cases, like all musical instrument cases, can range substantially in terms of price depending on the materials and level of engineering that has been devoted case. While many cases may look ridiculously expensive you must remember that not everybody is safeguarding a second hand Martin guitar.
## Fit
Obviously fit is going to be an important consideration. The better the fit of an instrument case the better protected the instrument inside. In terms of guitar cases there are a number of standard sizes such as 000, classical, and dreadnaught. It is worth noting that even though there exist standard sizes that some cases will fit some guitars better than others.
## Intended use
When choosing a case you must ask yourself when and how it is going to be used. Professional musicians who are likely to be dragging their guitars across the country for months at a time are going to have different expectations of their cases than someone who primarily needs to keep the dust off of their guitar when they're not playing it. The more travel your guitar is likely to see the more substantial the case should be.
## Durability and protection
It goes without saying that a case is fashioned not just to transport your instrument but to protect it as well. Based on how often you travel with your guitar and the type of travel you do you will require more or less protection. The trunk of your car is likely less risky than the back of a tour van which is in turn probably less hazardous than the belly of a plane. A case that is going to be travelling by plane a lot ought to be not only durable but secure and easily locked.
Whether you are looking for a simple, soft leather gig bag or a high-tech hard case with an ABS shell, hygrometer, hardened aluminum valences, and crushed velvet/cellular foam interiors, you can find them online if you can't find them at a store near you. Just go online and Google "instrument cases" in order to see what is available. With the correct case there's no reason you and your mahogany Martin shouldn't have many happy years together.
The good news is that the same shop had a second hand mahogany Martin guitar. Although it is going to cost you a lot more than you were willing to spend to repair your old guitar, it is a thing of beauty. You fell in love with it as soon as you picked it up. You've put a down-payment against it and you'll be going back on three weeks to pay off the rest and pick it up. You're also going to pick up a case for it at the same time.
Your old guitar succumbed a poorly packed moving truck and a cheap soft case that you found up at a garage sale. That's a mistake you do not mean to repeat. You've never searched for guitar cases before and when you began looking into them you were shocked at the number of brands and options available.
## Price
The most practical thing to consider when buying a case is, obviously, how much you can afford to spend. Guitar cases, like all musical instrument cases, can range substantially in terms of price depending on the materials and level of engineering that has been devoted case. While many cases may look ridiculously expensive you must remember that not everybody is safeguarding a second hand Martin guitar.
## Fit
Obviously fit is going to be an important consideration. The better the fit of an instrument case the better protected the instrument inside. In terms of guitar cases there are a number of standard sizes such as 000, classical, and dreadnaught. It is worth noting that even though there exist standard sizes that some cases will fit some guitars better than others.
## Intended use
When choosing a case you must ask yourself when and how it is going to be used. Professional musicians who are likely to be dragging their guitars across the country for months at a time are going to have different expectations of their cases than someone who primarily needs to keep the dust off of their guitar when they're not playing it. The more travel your guitar is likely to see the more substantial the case should be.
## Durability and protection
It goes without saying that a case is fashioned not just to transport your instrument but to protect it as well. Based on how often you travel with your guitar and the type of travel you do you will require more or less protection. The trunk of your car is likely less risky than the back of a tour van which is in turn probably less hazardous than the belly of a plane. A case that is going to be travelling by plane a lot ought to be not only durable but secure and easily locked.
Whether you are looking for a simple, soft leather gig bag or a high-tech hard case with an ABS shell, hygrometer, hardened aluminum valences, and crushed velvet/cellular foam interiors, you can find them online if you can't find them at a store near you. Just go online and Google "instrument cases" in order to see what is available. With the correct case there's no reason you and your mahogany Martin shouldn't have many happy years together.
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