Halifax Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Yesterday, I was looking at gig bags for the concertina. My hard case is a good one, but boxy and I was hoping to find an easier-to-carry alternative. Instead, I found an old post from John Dipper in which he listed various concertinas that came to him in need of repair because they were dropped whilst in gig bags. That night, walking to a session, I slipped on the ice and fell hard---right onto my hard case. The case sustained a bit of damage in that the vinyl was scratched off the wood. My shoulders, elbow, and wrist were a bit strained. My Morse Ceili? Totally fine. So until they invent an air-bag gig bag, I'll be keeping my concertina in its hard case. Christine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdarnton Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Great--I have a custom-made Anvil road case I never use because I carry my instrument in a 6-pack soft cooler bag. I guess this is my warning, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halifax Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 37 minutes ago, mdarnton said: Great--I have a custom-made Anvil road case I never use because I carry my instrument in a 6-pack soft cooler bag. I guess this is my warning, right? Consider yourself warned! Start using the Anvil and just put beer in the cooler bag. cdm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Molkentin Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 5 hours ago, Halifax said: I slipped on the ice and fell hard---right onto my hard case. This is exactly what happened to a friend of mine on his way to a concertina gathering, only that he didn‘t use a hard case but was carrying his 30b CG Linota (some say, it‘s an even better instrument) in a rucksack on which he then fell. He was just so fortunate that only the bellows was destroyed. He had a good (he says: even better) replacement made, but the gathering was spoiled for him. With this accident (and @Jim Bessers plumbing nightmares) in mind I ordered and fitted Pelican cases for my dear Wheatstone team. Best wishes - ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little John Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 I once saw a good compromise. It was a hexagonal fibreglass case which opened along its axis and was, I think, blocked. It had a strap attached to each end so for carrying it was like a gig bag, but much more protective and without the sharp corners of a rectangular box. I understood (though forgive me if I'm wrong because it was some time ago) that it had been designed by Colin Dipper and made by someone in East Anglia. I wish someone would take up production again. LJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Wooff Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Absolutely agree that a good hard case is the thing, especially when a virtually irreplaceable instrument needs protection. I sometimes use a rectangular shaped padded backpack that will hold two concertinas when at a festival where much displacement on foot is required but I am mindfull that it took many years to find the particular concertinas in it. Christine's Morse Ceili can, currently, be replaced but my 120 year old Wheatstone, which has a sound I searched for 40 years to find, is not so easlily come by..... I once had the job of repairing a concertina that the owner had reversed his car over ! Fitting all the other instruments and gear into the boot on a hot day he had put the concertina in the 'shade' just under the back of the car and forgotten it until he felt /heard the crushing obstruction . The nice original leather/wood case did a surprising job of retaining all the cracked off pieces and the instrument went back into service after a jigsaw puzzle reconstruction.? My current home made double concertina case sits neatly behind the drivers seat , supposedly the safest place in a car and it is so strongly constructed ( from 9mm plywood) that is doubles as a seat of just the correct height for playing. Mind you making instrument cases is not one of my favourite pastimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Molkentin Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 perhaps this should be added: since most of my concertinas live in their respective boxes it is of high importance that those can be opened within seconds, and the instrument taken out likewise (which is the case, pun noticed, with the Pelican/Hardigg ones) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paaudio Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 On 1/13/2019 at 6:18 AM, Wolf Molkentin said: This is exactly what happened to a friend of mine on his way to a concertina gathering, only that he didn‘t use a hard case but was carrying his 30b CG Linota (some say, it‘s an even better instrument) in a rucksack on which he then fell. He was just so fortunate that only the bellows was destroyed. He had a good (he says: even better) replacement made, but the gathering was spoiled for him. With this accident (and @Jim Bessers plumbing nightmares) in mind I ordered and fitted Pelican cases for my dear Wheatstone team. Best wishes - ? Hi Wolf what size/model of Pelican Case did you order?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Molkentin Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 it‘s 2x Pelican/Hardigg Storm iM2075 - a perfect fit for my (hex) model 24 ET as well as the (larger but space-saving thanks to its octo shape) TT Aeola Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWL Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 (edited) I made a (too) heavy case for my TT Edeophone several years ago. A year or so ago I sewed a shoulder strap for it. The shoulder strap was a big improvement, but I'm planning to replace that case made with 1/2" plywood with one made from 1/4" plywood. When I made it, I allowed extra length so I could put in my hand held recorder, music glasses, and a 3D printed holder for the screwdriver & pencil. A .002" cleaning shim that Greg Jowaisas gave me resides in the bottom of the box sandwiched between cereal box cardboard. Edited January 17, 2019 by RWL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halifax Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 RWL, I like that your case has room for a few accoutrements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barnert Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 On 1/16/2019 at 10:54 PM, RWL said: I made a (too) heavy case for my TT Edeophone several years ago. A year or so ago I sewed a shoulder strap for it. The shoulder strap was a big improvement, but I'm planning to replace that case made with 1/2" plywood with one made from 1/4" plywood. When I made it, I allowed extra length so I could put in my hand held recorder, music glasses, and a 3D printed holder for the screwdriver & pencil. A .002" cleaning shim that Greg Jowaisas gave me resides in the bottom of the box sandwiched between cereal box cardboard. With a little finesse, I bet you could get a music stand in there, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LateToTheGame Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) I love my pelican case, and carry it in a Polar Bear thermal cooler designed to carry 24 cans of the beverage of your choice. This a super high quality thermal cooler is excellent protection with all it's padding. I also carry a flute and a whistle, and I live in Chicago where it is not uncommon to be 0 or 90. This seemed like an excellent choice to keep all my goodies in one easy to grab bag. Every now and then I am temped to replace the pelican case with the zippered gig bag I used to use around the house and rationalize the weight of the whole package would go down if I took my flute out of its hard case and into a roll as well. But somehow I ended up going one step further instead, making a hard case for my whistle from a piece of PVC pipe. Edited January 22, 2019 by LateToTheGame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 old saying... "A hard case is good to find" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saguaro_squeezer Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 9 hours ago, richard said: old saying... "A hard case is good to find" And when you get into the outsized instruments, it becomes more like the original, "A good case is hard to find" .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunks Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 42 minutes ago, saguaro_squeezer said: And when you get into the outsized instruments, it becomes more like the original, "A good case is hard to find" .... Re-purposed record, camera, medical cases etc.. I've got my eye on an excellent "Shriners" hat box in a local consignment shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saguaro_squeezer Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 I've got one or two of those. You know, I didn't even think about that because it would mean storing like the old hexagonal cases. I'll have to try that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunks Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 23 minutes ago, saguaro_squeezer said: I've got one or two of those. You know, I didn't even think about that because it would mean storing like the old hexagonal cases. I'll have to try that. If you mean the hat box, the one I'm looking at has one flat side and so like the old hex boxes could be stored horizontally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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