Re: F style case that can accommodate a Tone-Gard?
Originally Posted by
Niavlys
How bad do you guys think it can be if I have to push on the lid to be able to close it?
I just bought a Northfield F5S at the Acoustic Music Co. in Brighton, UK (very happy with it!). The TKL case that came with it fits the mandolin just right. But with the Tone-Gard on it, if I let the lid rest on the top of the mandolin, without closing, there is a gap of 1 centimeter and I#have to push down a little bit (without the Tone-Gard, I guess there is a very small gap like 0.2cm, showing the foam always touches the bridge and strings). It doesn't seem to do any harm to the mandolin since it's just the foam being pressed, but because it's pressing on the bridge, I'm not quite at ease with this. Any advice on this?
I have my Breedlove Legacy FF with ToneGard in a Travelite case. There is a rectangle of padding in the top of the bridge end of the case. It's relatively soft and I only push the top down about a half-inch to close the case and it seems to hold nicely without too much pressure.
David Hopkins
2001 Gibson F-5L mandolin
Breedlove Legacy FF mandolin; Breedlove Quartz FF mandolin
Gibson F-4 mandolin (1916); Blevins f-style Octave mandolin, 2018
McCormick Oval Sound Hole "Reinhardt" Mandolin
McCormick Solid Body F-Style Electric Mandolin; Slingerland Songster Guitar (c. 1939)
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