Originally Posted by
multidon
...Interestingly, this new OM offering was also going to ship with a gig bag. Apparently, from what I can gather, Eastman's big dealers like The Mandolin Store and Elderly told them "Our customers that are calling to pre order are all telling us they want a hard case". I guess they didn't want the headaches they got with the previous flat top, where they couldn't find any hard case that would fit, even aftermarket. So now they may charge an extra 50 dollars and let folks have their hard case. Duh.