Homemade case

[Nathan Sanders]

Just came across this on Craigslist. Let me say, I have no interest in this case, neither buying nor selling. But I thought the mandolin community should see it.

http://dallas.craigslist.org/msg/742980942.html

[MikeEdgerton]

Moved to the correct section.

[allenhopkins]

Oooh, I love it! Especially the location of the handle!

The seller is right; few modern mandolins are square.

[Gutbucket]

Love all that suspension padding. Should be airline friendly. Put a mandolin in and out comes a perfect Monroe post- poker distressed model. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[JHo]

Wow, that there's pretty fancy. I'm calling dibs. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[jim simpson]

It looks like it was inspired by the Memphis art movement.

[man dough nollij]

Isn't that an OHSC for a Heimer Puffy? http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[billkilpatrick]

looks like a tabernacle ...

[Gutbucket]

Isn't that an OHSC for a Heimer Puffy? #http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
The old Heimer puffy-5. Who can ever forget that mando? He turned more heads then Loyd Loar with that one.

[Bobbie Dier]

Geeze!! It was grandpa's. Why don't they keep it? http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

[MikeEdgerton]

Geeze!! It was grandpa's. Why don't they keep it? #http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif
One of my favorite lines in an eBay auction is "This is a family heirloom so I'm not going to let it go cheap".

[JEStanek]

I think for posterity, this photo needs a home here.

Jamie

[Steve Ostrander]

When the people at Calton see that, expect a major design change.

[emitfo]

I can't get a definitive fix on size from the photo because there's no identifiable reference that I can ascertain but doesn't it look, um...a little large? I mean, how big is the headstock on old Grandpa's mandolin anyway? And how tall you gotta be to tote that behemoth around without dragging it on the ground? http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[F5GRun]

Looks more like a mondolin coffin than a case.

Looks like a perfect fit fot one of Mr. Bussmanns watermelon models!

[Nathan Sanders]

Hey Mike, Thanks for moving my thread to the proper section. I did not realize there was category for EBAY, Craigslist, etc.

It is kind of hard to tell the size of the case. That looks like the wall and door of a metal building or storage place behind it.

[herbsandspices]

I have a good friend who's a heckuva banjo picker, who tries to buy as little as he can (wish I suffered from that!) - so, when his banjo case wore out, he made a wood case for it almost exactly like this one. While it's bulky, not waterproof, not shockproof, and heck, not much of anything compared to a good manufactured mando case, it certainly does fit his style, and for that, I love it!
john

[Gutbucket]

Hey Mike, Thanks for moving my thread to the proper section. I did not realize there was category for EBAY, Craigslist, etc.

It is kind of hard to tell the size of the case. That looks like the wall and door of a metal building or storage place behind it.
That's not a metal storage building behind it. That's the case he built for his piano. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[JEStanek]

I'm gonna guess that the handle is like a screen door/cabinet handle.

http://www.wildwesthardware.com/doorpulls/Large_bean_door_pull_BPC_2%20copy.jpg
Jamie

edit: Objects in post are smaller than they appear!

[allenhopkins]

I've made some cases for odd-sized/shaped instruments (bowl-back mandola, bowed psaltery, National Triolian, Polk-A-Lay-Lee). I use garage door handles. My cases are terrible -- awful -- maybe not as badly shaped as this one, but really crude. However, they do the job of protecting the instrument. I do use foam to line them, however, rather than gluing little squares of whatever to the inside.

Also, I seldom put the garage door handle on the end of the case.

[clem]

Well, the master craftsman that made my matchstick top banjo, crafted the hand made case out of paper mache. Pretty cool, IMHO.
http://www.troutstudios.com/banjo1.jpg
http://www.troutstudios.com/banjo2.jpg
http://www.troutstudios.com/banjo3.jpg

[David M.]

A friend of mine used to carry his 2 fiddles and their bows in a 5-gallon bucket. that gave him an automatic seat to sit on. No, I'm not gonna mention usernames here http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[JeffD]

The philosopher Wittgenstein was also an accomplished clarinet player. He carried his clarinet around in an old wool sock.

[jim simpson]

Well, the master craftsman that made my matchstick top banjo, crafted the hand made case out of paper mache. Pretty cool, IMHO.

Was this made while in prison?

[Neil Gladd]

I sort of like the case as cubist art.

[mboucher]

With that case on the stage there wouldn't be room for the banjo player. Hey! where can I get one.

Mark