Dear Stuart, I bought an RCH case for my baroque guitar last year and had quite a lot of trouble with it. Firstly they made it too short, despite getting a clear plan of the guitar from the maker. The head of my guitar is quite square but the case was rounded, meaning that although I could force the guitar into the case, it was not really safe for the instrument and I wasn't happy about using it. Secondly, the lid of the case wouldn't stay open on its own. Thirdly, the handle was in the wrong place, causing the case to be very poorly balanced. Standing up holding the case, the neck end would be sticking up into the air and the body end almost touching the ground. My guitar maker complained to RCH about the case and they replaced it for free (he was in Italy and was able to pick up the new case from them directly). Though the new case has none of the old problems, it lacks the secure clasp that the old one had (the old case had four normal clasps, plus a stronger one which could be closed with a padlock), and as a result it can't be closed to tightly and I'm not sure if it will be as waterproof. So, all in all I have the impression that these cases are rather carelessly made. That said, they are certainly solid, though perhaps a little heavier than Kingham cases. And they are MUCH cheaper! So, if you need a strong case for a student lute it might be worth taking the risk.
All the best, Sam On 16 February 2012 17:42, William Samson <willsam...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > I have had an RCH case for my 7c lute for the past ten years or so. > It's fine. If I had a criticism it is that the handle is a bit near to > the bottom end and the case tends to dangle head down when I'm carrying > it. Easily fixed, if I could be bothered. > > Bill > From: Roland Hayes <rha...@legalaidbuffalo.org> > To: mcluckie stuart <stuart.mcluc...@blueyonder.co.uk>; Lutelist > <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> > Sent: Thursday, 16 February 2012, 16:26 > Subject: [LUTE] Re: RCH cases > I have one for my archlute from Paolo Busato and the case is fine. r > -----Original Message----- > From: [1]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu > [mailto:[2]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On > Behalf Of mcluckie stuart > Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 7:58 AM > To: Lutelist > Subject: [LUTE] RCH cases > Can anyone advise me on buying an RCH case? I need to get mobile with > my student lute and am willing to accept that it won't be as good as > a > Kingham case. > Please email me off-list, if you think it's more appropriate. > Cheers - Stuart McLuckie > -- > To get on or off this list see list information at > [3]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > -- > > References > > 1. mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu > 2. mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu > 3. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > -- Sam Chapman Oetlingerstrasse 65 4057 Basel (0041) 79 530 39 91
