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For fun, Kyle and I are about to build a guitar along the lines of the Taylor GS Mini or the Martin LX1 "Little Martin" (and others).

We have a shape and scale length in mind - but since we've not put saw to wood yet - we thought we might check into what we can find for cases for these type guitars. If there is a case out there that is close - and we need to adjust our plan a little bit - that might be a possibility.

I checked out Cedar Creek - and didn't see anything close to the size. We really don't want to have to resort to a custom built Ameritage case for all builds of this guitar.

Here's the specs

Neck Scale: 23.5"
Upper Bout: 10"
Waist: 8"
Lower Bout: 13.75"
Body Length: 17.25"
Overall Length: 36.5"

And here's what we have for a shape so far:

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P A U L B U R N E R
Burner Guitars

Cedar Creek (TKL) will do custom cases for $200. Check the website.

Hey Paul,

From the Ameritage price list I received, it looks like you could get a Silver Line case with Custom fitted "Interior" for less than $200. I'm not sure how close it has to fit before they add the custom fitting inside, but it might be worth an email to Nancy.

Cool design BTW

All the Best,
Dan

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Dan

Dont think its a stock TKL case, but my supplier up here in Canada had the factory that makes the TKLs (again, up here in Canada) make one that fits Martin 0 - thats about the right sze ...

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Tony Karol
www.karol-guitars.com
"let my passion .. fulfill yours"

Another vote for Cedar Creek. Call Dennis, he'll give you a quote for a custom if they don't have anything stock. You might be surprised how reasonable they are. They do a custom for my size 2's.

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I called Cedar Creek recently and was told that Dennis no longer works there

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That's great news. Maybe I'll do business with them again.

Pat

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Hmmm.... odd post. Me thinks there's a story in there somewhere. I'll call Cedar Creek and see if someone can help me with what I need.

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This reminded me that I had wanted to have a case made for my guitars. I just called Cedar Creek and spoke with Stephanie. She was very nice and it seems like a simple process.

Strange, Dennis was great with me and several clients of mine that needed custom cases.

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I'll add that Cedar Creek has built cases for 2 long scale small bodied twelve strings and a funky wood bodied tricone - they fit perfectly, are very well made, are somewhat expensive (but worth it) and are heavy. Their deliveries have been quite long - as soon as I get the white guitar assembled where I can trace it and do all the measurements (and there are a bunch) I send it to them and start the process.

Dennis had handled several of these and did a good job for me, but service has been equally good since he left.