Super Lightweight Foam Case Redux

superreggie

You know those super light hard foam cases? Weight of a gig bag, but really solid inside? Has anyone found one recently that fits a Gypsy guitar? I have a Dell Arte - Anouman model. So there was an ancient thread about this, I thought I'd probe the current status of this issue.

jonpowl

I ran across this one from Germany, but they have been slow to answer my questions about fit. https://www.gypsyguitar.de/parts/11784/standard-case-softcase-gypsy

Russell Letson

The Dell'Arte (15.75" lower bout) is roughly the size of a dreadnaught, so something like the Travelite TL-50 should fit it. (I use standard dreadnaught-size cases for my Dunn Daphne.) I have a TL-60 for my National M-1, and it's a very sturdy case--lots of foam all around and a decently stiff top/back to resist crushing. Not as tough as a real flight case, but more reliable, I think, than a plywood case and much lighter. Maybe tougher than my old favorite trapezoidal ProTek cases--and the foam is less likely to decay the way the styrofoam of the ProTeks has.

Somewhere on the Saga site there's a chart with case dimensions, but it's buried and I can't find the link. In any, um, case, it's worth investigating.

Jim Kaznosky

These are great and not too expensive. I've fit my Derecho, AJL, and other similar Selmer style guitars in mine. I've had it for quite a few years and it is still in relatively good shape.
http://www.guitarcenter.com/WolfPak/Acoustic-Guitar-Polyfoam-Case.gc