From ynottnaro@yahoo.com Tue Nov 11 12:14:03 2003
Subject:RE: Lightweight Case for Roland V-Combo

I had Calzone make me a Gator/SKB-type case for my
Vcombo which should be delivered this week. Unlike
the SKB or Gator, the inside was foamed SPECIFICALLY
for this keyboard, no belts holding it in place and no
puzzlefit foam. It is similar to an Gator case in
that it is plastic Polyeurosomething and is ATA
approved. I have 1.5 inches of foam padding all the
way around and it comes with wheels. They do some
stenciling on the outside (my contact info in case of
loss, and a huge FRAGILE logo) which was gratis.
Factory delivered, the price was $339. Weight on the
case was about 33lbs. As soon as its delivered (this
week) I'll give you a heads up on its quality, etc.

T
--- Eric Lawson wrote:
> I've always used Anvil-style ATA cases with wheels
> to carry keyboards to and
> from gigs. True, the back of my SUV is not a war
> zone, but at 3:00 a.m.
> with other band members helping and lots of other
> gear getting stacked on
> top and around the keyboards, I like the peace of
> mind offered by the heavy
> cases. I also have some occasions to travel via
> bus, when the gear is more
> or less tossed on and off the bottom cargo bays.
>
> With that said, I'm less particular when going to
> rehearsals and I like to
> lighten the load. I use some lightweight Kaces gig
> bag for my V-Combo and
> it works just fine for the light duty weekly trip to
> rehearsal.
>
> Trying to get the best of both worlds, I am trying
> out a new product with my
> V-Combo, to see if it can serve both purposes. It
> is the Gator hardshell
> case with wheels. I had bad luck with SKB in the
> past, but I understand
> Gator is an improvement over SKB. My Anvil V-Combo
> case is 45 lbs, whereas
> the Gator is 25 lbs. I just ordered one from Bruce
> Wahler and it was a
> reasonable price (see www.ashbysolutions.com for
> more info). Once the case
> arrives, I'll let you know how I like it!
>
> Regards,
> Eric Lawson
> Moderator
> CloneWheel Support Group
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CloneWheel/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RockyRoad [mailto:rockroad@zipworld.com.au]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 3:36 AM
> To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [CWSG] Lightweight Case for Roland
> V-Combo
>
> After a decade of carting my keyboards round in
> heavy aluminium
> flight cases, I've realised a few things
>
> 1. I rarely do gigs outside my own city
> 2. I always take my own gear in my own car
> 3. The back of my station wagon is not a warzone
>
> So now I have a new V-Combo, I'm wondering about
> lighter duty cases
> just for absorbing the occasional bump and knock
> as the keyboard is
> being loaded or carried around.
>
> I once saw a Roland FP8 in a kind of foam shell,
> with a zip up
> cordura cover over it. The guy was carrying the
> piano with an over
> the shoulder strap - one trip from the carpark and
> he was setup to go
> with keyboard, stand and amp - nice.
>
> Can anyone suggest any cases that I might look
> into. I really don't
> need sheet metal tanks anymore (never did!)
>
> Cheers
> --
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
>

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