Since the demise of Presto cases 18 months I have been trying to solve the mandolin case nightmare. If you are in the USA you have a lot more choice in cases, but here down under we only have crappy Chinese plywood cases that don't fit so the demise of Presto cases has been a heavy blow. I have wasted many hours trying to find a viable alternative. Now I have found an alternative that does not cost a bomb. The company is based in Hong Kong and make carbon fiber and fiberglass cases that are high quality, and best of all they fit an A5 mandolin perfectly without modification. I have one that arrived yesterday and I am seriously impressed. It is one of their carbon fiber cases so is light and very strong, rated for 80kg. Well made and with a decent amount of padding and fits my A5 mandolins and my Gilchrist Model 3C absolute perfect. Their fiberglass cases are exactly the same but made from fiberglass. They also do a F5 case, and offer a range of colours, although my preferred colour white seems to be more difficult. These cases are of higher quality than the Superior fiberglass cases which I have bought previously. They also make guitar cases and other cases, but guitar cases are their main business. More people should know about these cases hence this post.
Nothing is perfect. The only disadvantage I can see with these cases is there is not a lot of storage space, but there is enough for picks and a clip on tuner. With this sort of shaped case that pretty much comes with the territory. The other disadvantage is there is a long lead time. They don't keep any cases in stock so you have to wait for your case to get on to their mandolin case making run and to be manufactured. I waited 6 months, but my case was stuck in Hong Kong for 3 months because of no flights out of China due to Covid-19. I was going to sell the case with a new mandolin but changed my mind and will be keeping it for the Gilchrist.
Web site is - https://www.musiccompo.com
Here are some pictures with my Gilchrist Model 3C
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