Re: Hoffee Vs. Austin Calton
+1
Pretty much sums it up.
The problem is... what kind of nasty accident is going to happen? Drop it down a flight of stone steps? Might be best off in a Travelite... or... is a heavy, hard object like a PA enclosure going to fall on your instrument from a great height? Better off in a Calton/Peg/Hoffee/Price (etc.).....
I have nothing against lightweight foam cases (I will by carrying my '45 D-18 in a Gator foam case later today when I run an event at a restaurant that is on the upper floors of a commercial centre). These cases are great for that kind of situation. Easy to carry and excellent against moderate bumps or drops. I also have a Calton guitar case for it... and in other situations, It would travel in that...heavy, tough, weather sealed....but not needed for a local gig and especially if I have to haul it up three flights of stairs...
Gibson F5 'Harvey' Fern, Gibson F5 'Derrington' Fern
Distressed Silverangel F 'Esmerelda' aka 'Maxx'
Northfield Big Mon #127
Ellis F5 Special #288
'39 & '45 D-18's, 1950 D-28.
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