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Talk about a big case.. I think this could fall out of the empire state building and survive.
I can pack me some socks a shirt and a change of underwear and be set to go on a week long tour in my mando/suitcase http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif
Mav....
You need to add a burner off an old Coleman stove and that thing would be perfect!
You are correct Ben.. a side burner.. then I good do some good BBQ http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
levin4now
May-06-2004, 9:50am
What kind of mandolin is that, Mav?
Scotti Adams
May-06-2004, 10:27am
..and to think that sucker was almost mine....hell a family of four could live in that...add some wheels and you have your on mandomobile... http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
garyblanchard
May-06-2004, 10:36am
Looks like it could hold that mando from the caption contest. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
Tom C
May-06-2004, 10:58am
What does it weigh in at? 25lbs? It looks like some sought of hydrolics are needed to move it.
well when dale shipped the case it was weighed at 21 pounds minus the box weight of course that is with no mandolin. so I would say in the low 20's. It is indeed a MANS case.. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
closed pic it has a big arch to it also
ronlane3
May-06-2004, 11:09am
Very nice Mav. Are the rectangled calton's more expensive than the others?
pathfinder
May-06-2004, 11:11am
Man, that's living large! I just hope I get buried in something that nice someday! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
""""Are the rectangled calton's more expensive than the others?"""
Yeah..
Tom C
May-06-2004, 11:37am
When I die, I want to be buried in a Calton.
mandroid
May-06-2004, 12:48pm
No luggage-cart wheels and pull-up handle ?
Thought my TKL was weighty, if I didn't have the guitar case in the other hand , one arm would be longer than the other.
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evanreilly
May-06-2004, 1:24pm
It is probably heavier than the Price - Nelson rectangular case, no???
PCypert
May-06-2004, 1:30pm
I used to play baritone sax. That thing looks as big as the case I had for my sax. Crazy big. One plus though, I could throw a mean punch after band camp. The dorms were a mile away from the where we practiced. Lugging that thing around for a week or so and your right arm'll be pretty solid.
Paul
yeah Evan I think it is a bit heavier.
jim simpson
May-06-2004, 5:20pm
I like the latches on the ends!
Actually the Mother of all cases is getting hard for me to carry.
If anybody would like to trade. I would like to downsize to a Pegasus or a Calton Deluxe with a Case cover if anybody is interested.
Bradley
May-07-2004, 4:13pm
I used to own that case......
My right hand still almost drags the ground from carrying it http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
It is the mother of all cases
Flowerpot
May-07-2004, 4:36pm
Not only it is a mother, I think it's pregnant. Just wait a couple of weeks, I think it's having twins.
Do you pay property tax on that thing, or register it through the DMV?
Flowerpot.. It actually has its own zipcode http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
Scotti Adams
May-09-2004, 6:45am
..can you say Presto Mav?....Presto Presto Presto... http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
Well, Happy Mothers day to the mother of all cases, from her sons and daughters that we have in our closets.
Don't look towards Texas & say Presto.........I won't hear you......
evanreilly
May-09-2004, 3:17pm
Is there a website for Presto cases???
Scotti Adams
May-09-2004, 4:42pm
..no there isnt Evan..contact me off list and Ive got an email addy for you..
dr.jazz
May-16-2004, 3:59pm
Living in Calgary and knowing the Calton "family" rather well, I can tell you that this case is a great case. #I have the same one custom made to house my TEF (acoustic measurement system) and have friends (Michael Heiden for one) with the same case housing both his fiddle and mando. - Yes they are darned expensive. #They require more hand labour at the Calton factory than any other 2 single cases. I honestly don't know if the case is any stronger than the conventional Calton mando case, but "peace of mind" is darned cheap at the price.
What I like about it is the fact that it's like a queen-sized bed for my F-5. She deserves good sleeping quarters, she's lived a long life!
Mike Bunting
Mar-08-2014, 6:18pm
Is there a website for Presto cases???
Happy to say that a Presto case will be heading north any day. Now I'll have a Calton, Pegasus and a Presto. It'll be interesting to compare them.
http://www.prestocases.com.au/gallery.html
yankees1
Mar-08-2014, 6:30pm
Happy to say that a Presto case will be heading north any day. Now I'll have a Calton, Pegasus and a Presto. It'll be interesting to compare them.
http://www.prestocases.com.au/gallery.html Need to add a Hoffee !
Eddie Sheehy
Mar-08-2014, 6:32pm
Hey Presto!...That WAS fast, Mike...
UsuallyPickin
Mar-08-2014, 7:25pm
I have this case bit it fits a mandolin and fiddle. I only use it when I am flying. In case , ha-ha , it gets kicked into luggage from overhead status. Yes the darn thing is H-E-A-V-Y...... but I figure I'm carrying peace of mind..... I keep thinking of buying a Small Dog cover so I can add some backpack straps. R/
allenhopkins
Mar-08-2014, 10:53pm
Two months short of ten years between Posts #31 and #32.
Is that the record?