>>>so any more info and ideas for suppliers of lightweight, weather-proof, >>>and preferably rigid cases of the right size and at the right price will >>>still be welcome. >>>Philip
You might perhaps consider the rigid cases sold for transporting camera equipment. This kind of thing: http://www.jessops.com/online.store/products/10409/show.html?cm_vc=PPZ1 These are pretty bomb-proof and come in all sorts of sizes. Some are sold completely full of blocks of foam (each about 2 inches). The idea is that you remove foam to create the shape of the cameras or lenses that you want to insert. For an instrument, you would probably want to cover the foam with plush or velvet. A number of the GHB players on the Dunsire group swear by cheap plastic tool-boxes from Wal-Mart and similar places. These also come in all kinds of sizes and are pretty strong. Padding can take the form of a couple of cheap cushions. Cheers, Paul Gretton To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
