A couple of years ago, Nick Comer-Calder designed an insane electric guitar case using leather, carbon fiber (err… that’s fibre across the pond), and silk, not to mention a high-tech suspension system. Well it’s no longer just a concept–you can now actually buy them… for a mere £3000 plus VAT.
He also makes a mean case for classical guitars (£3100), violins (£2800), and laptops (£2120). Yeah, you’re reading those prices correctly–double them for US dollars. I can see protecting an extremely rare and very expensive instrument in one of these bad boys, but a laptop? (Yeah, man, I’ve got this vintage Apple PowerBook Duo in pristine condition and with a really low serial number… worth millions.)
Many of the best musical instrument cases come from the UK (I’m partial to Wiseman horn cases), but sometimes they’re worth the outrageous expense. This one’s debatable.
Product page [Calder Originals via Music Thing]
Wow… he’s defintiley targeting a niche market here as that price is way out of proportion for most musical enthusiasts. Cases should be priced proportionally to the instrument they’re protecting… at least 2:1. You’d have to have a pricey freakin’ guitar to justify that case! :P
That mold looks like its specifically designed for a Fender Strat body or perhaps a Gibson ES335 (angle is distorting the image to my eyes). These would have to be insanely vintage models for anyone to want to protect them this well! Then again, maybe it’s a great gift for your rock star father who just has everything else!
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Raymond Stolp, 2003
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