UK suppliers of cases?

[Richard Mellish]

The (hard) case that came with one of my concertinas is falling apart. Who can sell me a new one suitable for a concertina 7½in, 19 cm across the flats?

[Matthew Heumann]

They may be expensive, but worth every penny. Here is the UK division of Pelican:

https://peliproducts.co.uk/products/im2075-storm-case?srsltid=AfmBOoriKKRWrf-yN5qlRlZLk15vNI3ZfSs9qk4I3W1mkqdrAmKfyAjq

[Alan Day]

Concertina boxes why not try alternatives. For many years now I have used a leather vanity case for my two concertinas. It polishes up as new and is much admired. I have also tried Telephone Engineers leather  tool boxes. an Anucci Vanity case (50 pence in a boot fair). 

My leather one nearly knocked your head off with the smell of perfume, but  packing it with newspaper for a week reduced that. The box alternatives are easily available and worth considering as an alternative.

[Chris Ghent]

18 hours ago, Matthew Heumann said:

They may be expensive, but worth every penny. Here is the UK division of Pelican:

https://peliproducts.co.uk/products/im2075-storm-case?srsltid=AfmBOoriKKRWrf-yN5qlRlZLk15vNI3ZfSs9qk4I3W1mkqdrAmKfyAjq

Don’t think you would get a 7 1/2” in an Im2075, and not in most vanity cases either.  

[Theo]

I've seen a nice custom made leather case by Simon Brock.

[wunks]

The measurement across the flats isn't the limiting dimension.  My 8 1/4"  duet with 7 fold bellows fits nicely in my American Tourister hard shell train case as it is less than 8" hand rest to hand rest.  Turned 1/4 sideways and scootched to one end, it is snug on 3 sides with room for a side compartment for "stuff".  From point to point ( Hex ) is 9 1/2".  That dimension can go lengthwise in a rectangular case.

[Richard Mellish]

Thanks for all the info. One or other of those should suit.

[Alan Day]

My Box (An old vanity case) Holds two Jeffries and a Swanee whistle

I took the mirror out. I did not want to watch myself playing.

Al

[jkmelb]

Has anyone tried the McNeela hard cases for older instruments, e.g. Lachenal concertinas.

 

https://mcneelamusic.com/concertina-cases/premium-concertina-hard-case-for-the-phoenix-regondi/

[Theo]

I've just found this in my local Lidl:

[RogerT]

Wow,..concertinas at LIDL. 

Edited June 19 by RogerT

[SIMON GABRIELOW]

14 hours ago, Alan Day said:

My Box (An old vanity case) Holds two Jeffries and a Swanee whistle

I took the mirror out. I did not want to watch myself playing.

Al

What a lovely box.

You can..Play a few tunes and then enjoy checking  for those delicate blemishes in the mirror, ( you must put the mirror back inside though!)😊

[John Wild]

1 hour ago, Theo said:

I've just found this in my local Lidl:

It looks good, except that it looks like it does not hold the bellows fully closed.

To achieve that with this case, try applying an x-band, as recommended to me by Dave Elliott.

available from Amazon

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Laufer-0515198-X-Bands-100mm-Diameter/dp/B0031RG2G0/ref=sr_1_4?crid=29AFPB3X6I9Z6&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.26KDy2futAColxcPA8Y6XW7K0h3THxPly8YiFckZcD-Kr0t8oFc0bPg7HGFx0gWPvs6UXsQYRDDK7_FrlKcseIq7lswjZ_KAE_jTftUXIIK0TsJqaE3GdeRTeGodK4ySJ-vtMhGq47-XQA2HKPm-KtI4yYaOW_rr9AK2aDInt3EL8wC9NAkpZhsXqbOBNvmpOq1yy9TLwyQ3oIdiMTu45lOweOjHFKq4lMaD-CaA5RIZJXfGCvP3NICJbRDiYht5qpOTIRyJcz0jWpVUlNMil_e0RQALPzcF0DaF-2ymyn4.YLB1PUoZxbm1WAcQ4smg9mji1d8_EEVM3h02npQexv8&dib_tag=se&keywords=x-bands&qid=1750341290&sprefix=x-bands%2Caps%2C88&sr=8-4&th=1

[Alan Day]

1 hour ago, SIMON GABRIELOW said:

What a lovely box.

You can..Play a few tunes and then enjoy checking  for those delicate blemishes in the mirror, ( you must put the mirror back inside though!)😊

 

[Alan Day]

Having seen some of the expressions and facial contortions. Some looking like I am going to murder this concertina after this recording .I think the mirror will stay where it is.

Al🙂

[jim troy]

Theo, 
             What was the item in that soft case ?    I think Crivit would be tools of some kind
              I'd pay 20 quid for that case on it's own, just so it doesn't  have a high end expensive stuff
               I'll check their site to see when it's coming to Athlone, like

                                    ( giggle away, but Lidl for me is high end)

[Paul Draper]

I recently bought a fishing tackle bag from Lidl with the idea of holding 2 concertinas but it was just a little too small. It makes an excellent melodeon bag though and I have attached a zippable bag from Flying Tiger to hold whistles. The concertinas are currently in a hard shell vanity case from Costco.

[Alan Day]

Did you take the mirror out Paul ?😀