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
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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
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