This time last year, I went downtown to buy a new computer and came home with an instrument instead - shows where my priorities lie, eh?!!
Now I want a better case than my tenor came in (Original, pressed cardboard) . Trouble is, it's a really small and odd size: 1927 5-17T. The 5 designated the smallest guitar size Martin ever made - Lower bout 11.25 "; upper bout 8.125"; waist 7"; depth 4"; body length 16"; overall length 33".
I tried a hardshell Baby Taylor - quite a good fit EXCEPT the neck heel of my Martin wouldn't clear the case padding - the Baby T has a bolt-on neck and the void this creates means the dedicated thermoplastic case for a Baby T has padding where my Martin needs space to accommodate the neck heel.
I'm wondering if a baritone uke case might fit - anyone know the dimensions of one? Or, anyone know of another travel/parlor guitar that would A) be similar in size AND B) also have a HSC made for it? Or, is there maybe a case available that allows the owner to custom cut the foam interior?
Maybe I should have "modified" (with a chisel!) the Baby T case - anyone ever done this?
Thanks for any help! [BTW: Playing a tenor is a LOT of fun if you are a mandolin/guitar/banjo player - different tunings can easily satisfy all three, and the unique scale length makes for a GREAT lateral thinking exercise!]
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