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Do you guys have any advice for me?

It will be bear claw sitka on EI rosewood with a Florentine cutaway.

Where do you get cases?

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Steve, I do believe that Access have a SJ case in the works... If not you'll have to go with the Access 3 if your guitar has a lower bout larger than 15.75. The 3 is 16.125 in the lower bout and around 12 for the upper...

I find the Access cases fatastic for the money but you have to buy a lot of 4 at a time... You can check them out here:

Access Cases

I hear good things about TKL and of course there's always the higher end Ameritage's and then the ultimate Calton's...

TKL Cases

Ameritage Cases

Calton Cases

Hope this helps,

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Steve the OLF SJ is a bit of an odd size. It will fit An access Small body Stage 5 case if you take the removable heal pad out. Ceder creek will make one for you as will any other custom case.

yep Ameritage has the OLF specs and will make them available. Also Cedar creek has those specs but these are considered customs.

Hesh, all I have is the Access 3... I really wanted the 5 but the max. width at the upper and lower bouts were about .25 to .5 inches too narrow. (My mod dread is 16.125 LB and 12.0 UB).   Since I FP, I didn't want to compress the sides too and I thought it would too much of a tight fit...

The Access 3 is about .5 to .75 inches wider in the bouts than the 5. Why? I wish I knew! They probably use the same shell but just add thicker padding to the 5's... Too bad...

For the money, though, the 3 is a very nice case indeed. I think Taylor uses these cases now for their instruments.

Cheers!

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They use a 5/8" padding with plush interior on Stage 3 cases and 1" padding with valour interior on Stage 5 cases

I guess this is a good time to mention that Access will be changing the foam they use on both Stage 3 and Stage 5 cases They will be going to a smaller closed cell foam that can be squeezed and will return to it original shape, much like memory foam. I learned this at the NAMM Summer Session Friday.

Hesh I just looked it over for the first time at the NAMM show this weekend. If I remember right it has a slight dome. This is a 3 ply case as apposed to the Sage 5 that is a 5 ply. but out side of that this is a great case for the price.

Hesh, have a look here:

Acces pics.


The 3 is not as nice or fancy looking as the 5, but it's still a very handsome case for the money...

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Yep that is what I remembered shallower thatn the Stage 5.

Hmmm,
I have read all the responses and I'm not sure of anything.

Is there a case that will work with the OLF SJ?

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Both Heritage and Cedar Creek will custom pad a suitable case for you if you fill out their spec sheet and send them a tracing. I use Cedar Creek and have been very satisfied with the results. The spec sheet is downloadable at the site and it takes 8 weeks. I get the 600 series and if you tell them you are a luthier you will get a break. They even have what they call the builder series but it's not as nice as the 600 series. If you order 4 cases you will get a bigger break. I can't tell you what the prices are but they are definately in the reasonable range. It's simple really, just call'm up, they're nice folks.John How38916.5669328704

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Ameritage, Cedar Creek, Calton all have the specs for it. Of course these would be customs. I will be receiving the build #2 OLF SJ case from Ameritage the middle of next month. It is built explicit for The OLF SJ. Hesh said the Access Stage 5 Small body is too shallow but it has worked for me if I remove the removable back pad back pad and the removable heel support. It is a bit of a tight squeeze because you have to squeeze the lower and upper bout about 1/4" to the side but after you do it fits pretty well. However you can't build over 4 1/2" deep at the lower bout at all. So the answer is I do not believe there is a Stock case the perfectly fits the OLF SJ but cases that will are available.MichaelP38916.5697337963