I have seen quite a few here in France, and owners do not seem to complain. However, many more do have Kinghams. There are also those made by Victor Vorko, here in Paris, but I don't know how good they are, possibly similar to Kinghams. They are made out of flight ply-wood and weigh 2K5 max for a ten course lute. [1]http://victorvorko.voila.net/images/etui_photo_00.jpg On the other hand, it seems the best and strongest for flight cases are those made somewhere in Norfolk out of carbon composite. (the same case-type used as a sledge in James Bond film, along with a Strad Cello, I understand). There are ultra light ones from Japan, that have also been spoken about, here, but which are not so resistant. My complaint with Kingham is that they don't stand up well to contact with humidity. The vinyl begins to unglue, and they are not that water proof. They used to sell an optional envelope that reflected the sun, and protected from rain, but they no longer do that. I bought a -L-200 Hiscox cello case for my daughter, and it struck me that it was far better, but then there are so many standard size cellos, which no doubt brings the price down. My advice for a Kingham, is to buy a grey one. They look far better (rather good actually), and do reflect the sun to a certain extent. Regards Anthony ---- Message d'origine ---- >De : "David van Ooijen" <[email protected]> >A : "lute-cs.dartmouth.edu" <[email protected]> >Objet : [LUTE] Re: Lute Case >Date : 04/12/2010 08:23:59 CET > >On 3 December 2010 22:37, Graham Freeman <[email protected]> wrote: > > All, > > Does anyone have any experience with the lute cases made by Pierre > > Rousseau? > > I have one for my 11-coure and love it because it _so_ light. A pupil > has one for her theorbo and loves it because it _so_ light. Another > good point is that they do not heat up in the sun so much. But they do > get cold in cold weather. And they do suffer from bumping and > scratching. And my case doesn't stay open by itself, the lid likes to > come crashing down when it's open, so I have to take care taking out > and putting back the instrument. > > David > > > > -- > ******************************* > David van Ooijen > [email protected] > [2]www.davidvanooijen.nl > ******************************* > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > [3]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
-- References 1. http://victorvorko.voila.net/images/etui_photo_00.jpg 2. http://www.davidvanooijen.nl/ 3. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/%7Ewbc/lute-admin/index.html
