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candlewick · Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 10:13 pm Post subject: Case Options for M50

Anybody have a hard case for their M50-61 that they would recommend?

I've got a soft gig bag that I could transport it around in , but the all plastic chassy has me thinking about going for a molded or hard side case.

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jpscoey · Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 10:32 am Post subject:

Hi there, I've got a few keyboards and various cases in which to transport them.

I don't know if this is the 'industry' way of referring to them but I would say they fall into 4 catagories:

1. Soft case - not much more than a lightly padded rain cover. Won't provide any real protection against knocks.

2. Semi-rigid - The base and sides are reinforced & the top firmly padded and will protect your keyboard from the sort of light knocks
you get all the time when going to gigs/rehearsals etc ie: loading in/out of your car & so-on.

3. Hard case - usually similar to the sort of thing your guitarist uses. Provides better protection for if, say you were to drop it (not out of a 3rd storey window!).

4. Flight case - full-blown heavy duty case designed to withstand the sort of treatment you may expect from hauliers/baggage handlers
who don't know or much care what's inside it.

I have one of each of the above cases and the one I most favour for everyday use is the semi-rigid one.
Why?... I hear you ask!
The simple answer is 'weight'.
On top of that it provides ample protection for the use I need.
Having said that, I wouldn't feel comfortable entrusting the transport of my precious keyboards to someone else in one of these - I have to keep my eye on it!

If you go for a hard or flight case be aware that this can, in effect, more than double the weight you have to lug around.

I suppose it's obvious, but the more protection you're after, the more you're going to have to spend -
I got quoted £320 UKP (approx $450 USD) for a case for my M50-88 (which weighs 21kilos / 46lbs).
The case alone weighed about 28kilos / 62lbs - that's well over 100lbs combined weight!

I think I'll stick with the semi-rigid until we sell a million & do our world tour!!!

See - http://www.gatorcases.com/productsdetail.aspx?LID=3&PID=45
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FifthElement · Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 1:55 pm Post subject:

jpscoey · Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 2:00 pm Post subject:

Yeh - due to the height of the M50-88 (6") it fits just fine...
the slimline one wouldn't be deep enough - you have to take in to account
that there is additional padding inside the case in the form of fabric-covered
foam 'blocks' which you can position, where you see fit, with the attached velcro strips.

Those wheels are sure a bonus too!

PS - it only cost me £82.
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Hammond - XK1
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Roland - SH201.

candlewick · Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 5:30 pm Post subject:

I owned a few hard cases in the past used mainly when gigging and having the keyboard in with the PA trailer for transport. Currently I'm hauling this gear around in my vehicle but was curious as to whether anyone had a recommendation on a semi-rigid "soft case" that the M50-61 fit nicely into. I have my triton LE76 in one of these cases and there's plenty of slop in the width area. I have two large section of foam in there to keep it from flopping around. The M50 appears to have the same slim profile........ Confused

Some of the online vendors used to give you a neat seach of cases that fit different models like a glove.
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jpscoey · Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 5:39 pm Post subject:

Did you not bother to look at the link I included in my last reply?

On that site there is page after page of case sizes & the keyboards they fit.

If you are looking for help, then I respectfully suggest you listen to people
when they offer it.
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Yamaha - Motif XS7.
Roland - SH201.

Jugo · Full Member Joined: 14 Sep 2008 Posts: 112

as someone already suggested to me, you can get a custom hard-case from Thomann

http://www.thomann.de/gb/keyboard_cases.html

candlewick · Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 11:08 pm Post subject:

pkpdjh · Joined: 05 Feb 2009 Posts: 14 Location: Chandler, AZ

I am using a MTS Products (Elkhart, IN) case that I got on Craigslist for $60.

So far it has made it on two flights with absolutely no issues to the keyboard. One of the rubber feet did come off, but it doesn't really matter too much. Again, this was a used product, so it might have been falling off when I bought it.

Dave ...

jpscoey · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 2:14 am Post subject:

Ok I'm sorry if that came across a bit 'shirty' (is that just an English expression?),
but in my defence you didn't make reference to the fact you had already looked at it.

What I would say, tho', is that the case I got for my M50-88 is just the one for the job!
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Other gear: Nord - StageEX-88, Electro2 - 73.
Hammond - XK1
Yamaha - Motif XS7.
Roland - SH201.

FifthElement · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:37 pm Post subject:

Xenomorph · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:54 pm Post subject:

Ordering the semi rigid Gator 61 tomorrow from Sweetwater, if it seems decent enough I'll order a 76 for my Extreme. Thanks for the info fellas
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jpscoey · Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 6:40 pm Post subject:

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I might have to get in touch with Gator Cases & ask if I get commission for recommending them!!!
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Other gear: Nord - StageEX-88, Electro2 - 73.
Hammond - XK1
Yamaha - Motif XS7.
Roland - SH201.

PianoManKD · Joined: 14 Feb 2009 Posts: 49

Will the Gator flight case for 88 key fit the M50-88 you think?
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jpscoey · Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 12:52 am Post subject: