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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2017 10:45:18 GMT
The visenut looks lovely. I've only ever used huscox though- basic but they do the job!
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simonalex
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Post by simonalex on Apr 20, 2017 17:06:17 GMT
Thanks for such an excellent video.I had been considering getting a BAM for a Huss and Dalton 00 on the basis that old age and heavy guitar cases don't mix.Thanks for saving me an expensive mistake.Hiscox cases generally seem to do what it says on the tin but are pretty awkward to store round the house after you have more than one of them.Where do you buy the visesnut from???
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Post by jonnymosco on Apr 20, 2017 17:17:24 GMT
There is nothing wrong with a BAM (unless you want to put it in the hold of a plane) I have a friend who keeps a Somogyi in one.
I only know of Stafford Guitars who stock the classical Visesnut cases - give them a ring and they may be able to help.
Cheers
Jonny
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Post by nkforster on Apr 21, 2017 6:00:27 GMT
There is nothing wrong with a BAM (unless you want to put it in the hold of a plane) I have a friend who keeps a Somogyi in one. I only know of Stafford Guitars who stock the classical Visesnut cases - give them a ring and they may be able to help. Cheers Jonny Jonny, it's a £450 case without a functional string box or proper neck support. If people choose to keep guitars in them, fine, but they shouldn't expect one to offer the same protection as a Hiscox LA. They look nice and they're light. They are designed to look nice and to offer enough protection for light use. I know enough about the manufacturing process to recognise that a BAM is designed to be made very quickly. Very quickly. It's a good business - I was in the airport line with an orchestra on the way to Japan, and most the violin players had BAM's. They're in fashion just now. I'll order them for people if they want them, but they are not going to become my default case of choice, for the reasons given. That's a shame as with a few small improvements, they would be. Nigel www.nkforsterguitars.com
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Post by andyhowell on Apr 21, 2017 6:47:54 GMT
There is nothing wrong with a BAM (unless you want to put it in the hold of a plane) I have a friend who keeps a Somogyi in one. I only know of Stafford Guitars who stock the classical Visesnut cases - give them a ring and they may be able to help. Cheers Jonny Jonny, it's a £450 case without a functional string box or proper neck support. If people choose to keep guitars in them, fine, but they shouldn't expect one to offer the same protection as a Hiscox LA. They look nice and they're light. They are designed to look nice and to offer enough protection for light use. I know enough about the manufacturing process to recognise that a BAM is designed to be made very quickly. Very quickly. It's a good business - I was in the airport line with an orchestra on the way to Japan, and most the violin players had BAM's. They're in fashion just now. I'll order them for people if they want them, but they are not going to become my default case of choice, for the reasons given. That's a shame as with a few small improvements, they would be. Nigel www.nkforsterguitars.comI don't understand the lack of neck support and that always sets me into a hard sweat when moving around my mate's rather expensive classical. I take Amit's point about using padding but for that price I'd expect something proper!
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Post by Amit on Apr 21, 2017 9:59:24 GMT
There is nothing wrong with a BAM (unless you want to put it in the hold of a plane) I have a friend who keeps a Somogyi in one. I only know of Stafford Guitars who stock the classical Visesnut cases - give them a ring and they may be able to help. Cheers Jonny Yep Stafford Guitars have all three - Hiscox, Visesnut and Bam on hand. I found it really useful to pop along and try them all out
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Post by sigmadel on Apr 22, 2017 3:00:29 GMT
Ive had Gator , peavy and Merlin abs style cases as well as an electric SKB case and a couple of plywood jobs and my Hiscox pro is the best of all of them . I love it to bits .
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Post by gavdav on Apr 22, 2017 5:50:57 GMT
Sold my Calton and bought a better hiscox. Half the weight and price. A friend had a violin in a hiscox that got hit by a car while he was loading in the street. Case and fiddle were sent spinning down the road but when he opened the case, apart from having to reset the bridge, the instrument was OK and the case was a write off. That's a win for me - like a crash helmet. I'm not sure that paying more and more wins if the basic physics is wrong and there's a big difference between polystyrene and foam rubber in an impact situation. Many high end cases seem to use the equivalent of upholstery foam inside or small pads and I'm an impact the instrument will move around either into the voids or the foam itself.
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Post by andyhowell on Apr 24, 2017 8:42:50 GMT
That is always what has impressed me about Hiscox - that stuff they build with has great absorption properties.
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