Thanks! I did come across the Lando, and agree that the price, unshipped, is lower than you generally see. I wonder if anyone has had some experience with those (a quick forum search turns up nothing). Ika seems to only have flight cases for bases without removable necks.
Ika also has them for basses with removable necks. They are very helpful over email. I will probably eventually buy one -- the Lando case is a little short for my removable neck (they are very helpful as well).
thanks! my forum searches haven't turned up anything very recent, so if you happen to stumble upon anything please share
ah, ok, they just don't include on their website. it sounds like an email is the way to go...thanks again!
I have close relatives that are incredibly handy. But alas I do not have access to a flight case to copy, and there is nothing I can find on the internet that really shows the design. This is an interesting thought though......hm...
Where are you located? If you like, I could take some snaps of my case along with some measurements. You'd have to modify the measurements to fit your DB which is likely larger than mine. But once you have the materials, I'd guess it'd take a couple of days to fabricate a suitable case, and the cost would be in less than $500 of material.
Okay, I'm in LA so unless you have an opportunity to travel out West, I don't think I can show you my case. But, here's detailed pics. Let me know if you have questions about the construction or size and I'll do my best to provide you the answers.
That’d be GREAT. (I’m in NYC). Thank you!!
I hope you can see from the pics that my case comes in two parts, one for the body of the bass and the other for the neck and accessories. The neck portion is about 6 inches deep. The case is made of a corrugated plastic, foam, tape, some sort of glue, probably hot glue, I'm guessing, two rollerblade wheels and some short stakes to help align the two parts of the case. The case is entirely sealed. The inset handholds are surrounded by boxes on the inside. There are four handholds. The fastener to keep the two portions together is just that thick velcro strap, about 2 inches wide. The inner separator for the neck is similarly bound. There are velcro loops at the top and bottom of the neck to keep it for dislodging and striking the body during travel. The case weighs about ten pounds. If I had to do it over, I think I'd provide a bit more room beteen the edge of the case and the DB but so far, with about a half dozen flights, there's been no issues. I flew with it last month on American Airlines and their limit is 120 linear inches. This case is only 95 1/2 so I could easily add 3 inches to the length and width and still not come close to their limit. And, there was no charge. Just a minor complaint about the size when I arrived. But, I just quote their website to them and they usually comply.
Thanks, this is awesome! I’m going to talk this through during a visit at end of month and will keep you posted. TYVM for the help!!!