Darn! We have B&Q in the UK and every one I looked at (tool cases etc) was too small by a couple of inches. I ended up buying a flat-pack storage chest which was just the right size (well, a little too high but spot on length and width) and covered the inside with thin sheet foam. It does fit in the back of the car but, being wood, is a little heavy to carry. At home it's a small piece of furniture and it does protect the instrument well. Wouldn't do for transporting other than in the trunk of a car though but only cost around $10. Transport from the US to UK tends to be a little on the expensive side. Colin Hill ----- Original Message ----- From: Alan Preliasco To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 7:31 PM Subject: RE: [HG] 1660 pelican flight case????
Hello Everyone, I'm new to the list (and Hurdy Gurdy's) and have just purchased an Altarwind 'Donovan' HG. I was looking for a hard case and found an inexpensive one at Walmart for $17.85. It's called a 'Deluxe Trunk Locker' and it is in the Automotive Department. So, if you live in the U.S. (do they have Walmart in Europe? ) it's a cheap alternative to the Pelican. However, it is not watertight and may not float for very long. I can send pictures if you contact me off-list Alan Preliasco Marlborough, MA USA > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [HG] 1660 pelican flight case???? > Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:06:33 +0200 > > > > David > > The 1660 might be too big. I use a Pelican 1650 for a simular luteback. It's > aout the size of a suitcase. There is little space left in the lid to put > the foam. > In heavy-duty situation I put a steel tube on each side of the HG. The tube > (a piece of tube with a round support welded on both sides, a round piece of > protecting rubber glued on both sides, the length = the inner height of the > case) acts as support, the lid can not dent so the HG can not be "crushed". > Doing this I can stand on the lid with the HG in the case. > Additional advantage in puddle jumping countries: Pelican cases float!! > > Pieter > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens David > Echelard > Verzonden: maandag 28 juli 2008 16:04 > Aan: [email protected] > Onderwerp: [HG] 1660 pelican flight case???? > > Greetings from Minnesota > So, is the 1660 Pelican case the case to purchase to use as a Flight > case for a luteback "Boudet" hurdy gurdy? > We need the flight case and are in question as far as if it has been > the "cats meow" for any lute back options for flight cases. > At pelican .com the price is $319.00 which does include the "pick N > pluck foam". > If I remember correctly someone at the over the Water festival had > flown with that case. > Living in Rural Minnesota, we have too many puddle jumper planes that > have zero overhead compartments to stash a luteback, so we must have > a flight case. > SO is the Pelican 1660 the one? > Thanks > David lee Echelard > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature > database 3303 (20080728) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > >
