Hardshell Case for Octave Mandolin?

[DulciJulie]

I see a couple of older threads on this, but nothing recent. Looking for a hardshell case for Octave Mandolin and having trouble finding where I can purchase one. I actually have an Olympia Dulcimer Co. "Walkabout Dulcimer" the Signature Series 8 string (photo attached) which is about same dimensions as an OM. I'm in Alaska and can't find one up here. Any leads?

Thank you!

[OneChordTrick]

This any good https://www.amazon.com/Carrion-C-360...+mandolin+case ?

[derbex]

My OM is in a tenor banjo case, which it fits quite nicely -although I Had to modify the neck support.

I have just ordered a classical guitar case for my tenor and I think the OM will fit in that too.

[DulciJulie]

The dimensions aren't noted, but I sent a message to try to get that information. Thank you for the lead!

[DulciJulie]

Well that's interesting information that I hadn't thought about. I will get into Anchorage to a music store and see if they have a tenor banjo case that might fit. That would sure beat paying for a case to be shipped to Alaska :-) Thank you for your response!

[derbex]

The classical guitar case came today and the OM sort of fits in it, well enough to use. The main issue is that the neck of the OM is a bit short for the case, but my Buchanan OM is a 20" scale length, if it was 22" or 23" it would fit very well. For me it's just a bonus as the case is really for a tenor guitar, but I will probably use it for the OM on the train as it's got back straps and is better balanced than the banjo case.

This is the case I ordered https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003SPZV3K Gator do a similar one, and the same case is available by other brands, such as Kinsman, so someone probably imports them into the US.

[ollaimh]

i keep an eye out for cheap used tenor and other banjo cases. they house most of my oms citterns and bouzoukis.