Re: Flight cases

[johnsrude@peak.org]

> I'm shopping after some good packaging for my instruments. I found a
> "Peli" case with the correct measures, but it seems way too heavy
> with its 12,7 kg!!! Even before you start packing it you are already
> more than halfway to that merciless over weight fee limit. I guess
> Peli is not to consider "FLIGHT case", or maybe that brand is
> designed for well paid NASA engineers and alike ;-)   Anyway, I need
> to get something light and hard that can take a FCB1010 and some more
> stuff. Any advice? (Zoe Keating once suggested a violin case and rip
> out the stuffing, which is an option that I'm about to check out as
> well).
>
> Or am I totally wrong here? Does a good case have to weight in on
> 12.7 kg?

How much "some more stuff" are you considering? Either an electric guitar 
or
keyboard flight case might meet your needs.

Cheers,
Kevin
www.thenettles.com