Hetrick, I've owned one for a few years, great cases! This guy is honest, been doing it for years. You can talk to him on the phone. He has other great products for harmonica.
www.harpcase.com
Last Edited by Harpaholic on Feb 14, 2015 10:50 AM
After the slims custom cases episode I have gone through I have been pretty reluctant to even ask this question myself. I would like a case to fit two different sets of harmonicas. The Rocket and Thunderbird. I also have 3 mics and working on getting a 4th from blows me away productions. I have yet to find a case to my liking. I've looked at everything I can find on custom cases. I saw one company- Bel-Air cases that looked promising but haven't done an actual inquiry. I thought about getting a Pelican case to modify but I don't want the pick n pluck foam to get into the instruments and I haven't found anything else that is suitable. I have thought about trying to make my own but wouldn't even know where to start when it came to using something to hold the harmonicas in. Guess Im saying I need help with the same thing too.
I use these to organize harps (you can fit in 14 by putting one on each end, sideways). I have different cases including an old gutted trumpet case, 2 different pistol cases, and a Harbor Freight small case. I can pack them differently taking one set or two. I also have a 6 harp case that will hold 8.
These take the place of foam and are modular in whatever I want to pack them with mics, cables, pedals, etc. I just switch them depending on my needs.
i don't have anything new to offer here..my homemade case keeps on keeping on. its inspired by the Fender case, with removable tray. i started with a redundant briefcase and gutted out the inside fittings . i wondered about leaving those as they provided space for set lists and business cards etc...but they took up too much space. it has room for my pedals mics and cables, other odds an sods...cost about $20 and a couple of work sessions. i dont like foam in a case, but others seem to get on ok with it. aesthetically, i dont like those aluminium-finish boxes, tackle boxes, tool boxes...but thats just how i feel about it
Found this video while searching you tube- think its a great idea thinking of getting a nanuck case and customizing the pick and pluck foam before treating it with the spray
Last Edited by Popculture Chameleon on Feb 15, 2015 6:04 AM
From what I've read the Plasti Dip will only protect the surface, and what happens is it chips off below the sprayed area.
A high quality Poly foam will perform a lot better and a lot longer life span. It's only available in a few color's that I know of, white, light green or light blue.
I was researching foam yesterday for my Harmonica Masterclass stage case and found a great site with everything you need. They do custom sizes for a couple $ extra, and they have the pick and pluck in quite a few different thicknesses. Best of all it's reasonably priced!
http://www.foambymail.com/closed-cell-foams.html (no affliation)
I'm going to order the Poly foam and do the cut outs myself.
Last Edited by Harpaholic on Feb 16, 2015 8:51 PM
HARPAHOLIC- Thank you for such an awesome link. You were right about the price of the foam itself. though I am surprised that there was no price listing for the foam cutting. All I have to do now is find the right case. then map out how I want the pieces to fall into place. I've decided to go the same route you did with the foam however I am not brave enough to cut out all the foam myself.
There's a section where you put in your measurements in 1/4" increments and it calculates the price. Its only a few more dollars over the price of the foam. Look under Residential/ Seats and Cushions/Custom cut choose you shape.
Under Capabilities/Die Cutter. They show what appears to be a foam cut out for a harp case with mic, harps, chromatic cut outs. So apparently a case builder was using their services.
I'm getting extra, because I will probably F it up. Going to pick up a cheap electric knife. But hey if they can do it on YouTube, anyone can do it! Ha!
Last Edited by Harpaholic on Feb 17, 2015 8:35 AM
Just word of caution re: pick and pluck foam inserts.
Some time ago I made an elaborate harp case from an old laptop case and layers of pick and pluck foam. It worked great until... I dropped it. The weight of the harps ripped the pick and pluck apart. I was left with my harps imbedded in a pile of little cubes of foam.
Thanks for all the excellent info. I didn't know what I was really looking for was an old tweed train case. Thanks again and also for the info on the foam
I used Steve's video to make my own version of what he described. Doesn't hold mics and cables and pedals and all the other stuff, but works real well for harps. Mine is in a nice thrift store brief case. Thanks, Steve.
"You can always self discover for yourself from start to finish."
This is what keeps leading me back to Goodwill. Camera bags, cellphone cases, numerous briefcases, suit cases, trumpet cases and the occasional leather handbag.
Harbor Freight has some nice aluminum boxes which I have not tried yet. I have started storing harps at home in plastic fishing tackle boxes which works real well for me.
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