Not to be a jerk, but this was basically a 48 minute commercial for Calton cases. You can get TSA approved hard cases that are water proof and air tight for about 1/3 of the price of the Calton case. Here is a $342 option from Sweetwater. www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/3i421718T--skb-3i-4217-18t-tan
I really love this show! Has been watching it for 14months now. I have more and more the feeling that guitar geek = buy lots of stuffs. That you need to HAVE this and this. The show is starting to promote more and more consumerism for my tast.
I think you're rather rationalising your reasons!. There's no need to worry about walking from the car to the open mic in the rain, or ... stickers! But sure, humidity retention and temperature modulation are good reasons.
I had a Calton back in my classical days for my hand built guitar. It didn't cost $1600 it was more like $600. That was about 20 years ago, the prices have gone up since then. Honestly though it makes sense, I think they were underpriced back then. It was a good investment for a handbuilt that cost $5000. Although, I think that spending $1600 on a case the guitar would have to be worth about the same in relation as it did back then so I would get one for an instrument worth about 13,000. My main axe now is worth probably 1200 used so, no I won't be getting one. But I would buy the Calton for it if I made my money from gigging and flying with it.
I saw Tommy last December at Chapman university on a late Thursday night. I got a single up front seat and the show was amazing. The university said it was free meet and greet since it was a learning experience for students. I waited in line and I sat down and introduce myself, took photos and I mentioned Tony sent me. He laughed. Such a genuine person. Bucket list done!!
Don’t buy new humidipacks all the time. You can refresh these things many times for at least one year. These things also are also designed to absorb high humidity levels to protect your instrument. Place your dried up packs in a small bowl and place that bowl into a much larger Tupperware container (or anything that has a seal to it) that has about an inch or two of water. Don’t let the packs get wet or it’s game over. Close up the big container and set aside for a week or two (depends on how dry the packs are). They will be nice and squishy, just like new and ready for use again. This has definitely saved me a couple hundred bucks over the years and allowed me to buy a mini travel guitar. Peace!!
Another huge reason to invest in carbon fiber guitars (if you can find the sound). Perhaps the Hiscox Liteflite case is a more economic choice? And a physics note: 1100 lbs is a weight. You need to know the area of distribution to know the pressure. If the case has 1100 lbs on it, if we assume the case has a surface area of 1600 sq in or so, the pressure would be about .68 lbs/sq in. So, there is that. Bueller...Bueller?
OH the Horror! Wouldn't fly without one. Travel case a must! Most of my guitars would not see the outside of my humidified guitar room without one. Before I found travel cases I would travel with a Taylor 214CE DLX which I bought just for traveling. Knowing that some day it may fall victim to the ham-fisted baggage handler. I have been lucky because I have not had any issues traveling with my Taylor. However, Now my Santa Scuz, Bourgeois and others get to go to jams and enjoy being out of the CAVE>>>. Great episode Tony and Crew.
I agree on the price of the case, especially if you have a high end guitar. The cost of all protective equipment is relative to the item that you are protecting. Consider motorcycle helmets. Isn't your head worth more than $150.00 for a cheap helmet. My head was worth approx $400.00 back in 1985. My helmet saved my life in a crash. That helmet would be more than twice that cost now. Best investment I ever made! Always get the best thing you can afford to protect the things you love. I love my head and I also love my guitar. I don't have one yet, but you can bet when I get my Martin, I will have a case that will protect it well and I won't scrimp on the cost. All of my current cases are roughly similar in cost as my guitar. I won't stop that trend as the cost goes up.
Perfect example Boyd! Some of the comments here crack me up! Fine if you don't have a pricey guitar or never travel, but it's not ridiculous case nor a ridiculous price for something that would protect someone's investment.
Here in canada you can "gate check" your guitar. The baggage people put a tag on it so you drop your guitar right at the gate so nothing gets put ontop of it.
John V from Raleigh watching on Monday. Why a flight case 1) you travel a lot with your guitar 2) replace or repair a damaged guitar is more than the cost of the flight case 3) your guitar is irreplaceable 4) you can write it off as a business expense 5) you have more money than you know what to do with.
I have a story about a flight case I purchased for my guitar. I flew to Belarus in Eastern Europe last July from Atlanta going through Paris and on to Minsk, Belarus with three friends to play music in several cities over ten days. Before we went I bought a flight case both for protection for my guitar, as well as for having a TSA lock so the TSA inspectors would be able to unlock my guitar case to inspect my guitar as we went between countries. While in Belarus our hosts carried us and our gear around between cities in a Mercedes van. A couple of times we had a couple of very tight timeframes we had to make to get to the next place we were going to play, so we had to break down and load our gear into the van very quickly to get to the next place. When we got to the next place we had to be ready to unload our gear very quickly to get set up to play. At one of these stops, when we opened the back door of the van, my guitar, which was in its flight case and on top of our gear inside the van, came toppling down out of the van falling six feet onto the pavement before I could catch it. I shuttered for a few seconds thinking “well that’s great, I am over here halfway around the world to play and what am I going to play now that my guitar is trashed”. I went over and picked up my flight case which had actually bounced on the pavement when it fell, and I took a deep breath and opened the case to inspect my guitar. I was amazed and relieved to find that my guitar was completely untouched and was ready for the performance we were going to be giving in just short while. My flight case had a few scratches on it but was not compromised in the least. It still performs perfectly. I am very pleased I made this investment. Dave
That type of flamethrower is actually a weed burner that can be purchased from most hardware stores, usually in the garden, blowtorch, or welding sections.
I have a friend that once worked as a 'working guitarist' in Los Angeles. He left his old Guild acoustic guitar in the trunk of his car for around 45 minutes. He came out, realized what he did, opened the case only to see the bridge had separated. He took it to a reputable violin maker recommended to him. His guitar was salvageable, but he didn't have that guitar back for about 6 months, so yes, everything you mentioned Tony is true. Another thing, don't just walk away and leave your guitar, they tend to grow little legs and walk away, never to be seen again. ......Russell D.
Great show as always Tony! When I think of something happening to my guitar, well I can't think about it. Something this special, this meaningful and this therapeutic I protect! Now I have very little need for a travel case and have a good rugged Taylor case which serves me well. If I did lots of gigging or even road travel I'd have one. But the more I think about it? Much Geeky Joy ! DaveyJO in Pa.
If you have expensive instruments, Martin, Collings et al, and you are going to fly, it is well worth the money. It is only $1600 if you get all the bells and whistles. You can get them for $1200-$1300 and if you are willing to get a used one, I have seen them between $800 and $1000. Watching baggage handlers toss my guitar around made my heart skip a beat and I was so thankful to have it in a Calton case. The case is so great and so beautiful (and offers great protection against weather and humidity) that I would get it for a valuable guitar even if I never had to fly with the instrument.
So here's my question. If flight cases are so stable in humidity and temperature. How do you get it to acclimate to the new climate? if I'm understanding correctly, if I fly from Florida to Maine in December, the guitar will be stable in the Florida climate. With the stability of the flight case, how long do we have to let the guitar "sit" in the case to acclimate to the new environment?
Years ago (pre 9/11) I was traveling with my Ovation (custom one off) guitar. Back in those days it was not uncommon for the airline to allow an acoustic guitar in case as a carryon. I even called ahead to confirm. I got to the gate in Dallas heading for Seattle and sure enough no problem. It’s the return trip where the wheels come off. At the ticket counter I was informed that I “must check the guitar or buy a seat for it.” Same airlines two different policies I then requested to gate check it so it would be last on first off, and that was granted, until I got to the gate where the security folks (not the airline) had a different understanding of how a guitar should be processed. I was instructed to return to the ticket agent to check the guitar because it must be processed downstairs. I reminded him that it was inspected and X-rayed when I passed through security. “That was a mistake!” He demanded I follow him out to the ticket counter. I asked for his supervisor and to that he replied “I am the supervisor on duty” I replied who’s your boss. By now my wife had had enough of my non-combatant behavior and sided with the enmity. Just when I thought all was lost a woman in a red blazer looking very authoritative asked “is there a problem?”. Recognizing she hat the same insignia on her coat as the guy who thought he was the boss I figured this might be his boss. I shared my story with this very pleasant woman who said “ of course you may gate check your guitar”. Still not thrilled with the inconsistency I did submit my prize to the perilous journey to the underbelly of the beast. I slacked the string, re-locked the case said a prayer and kissed it goodbye. The next thing I see is my guitar tagged, picked up by gorilla number one and placed on a shoot and slid down a bumpy, ribbed slide. I heard the case crack as it hit and turned to the gate agent and said “that’s why consistent policies matter”. Upon my arrival back to DFW as I expected my gate checked guitar was waiting for me at the end of the jetway. Upon first inspection it was clear that the fall back in Seattle punch one of the skid buttons into the padding and the case would no longer stand vertically. I opened the case to find the guitar structurally fine but dripping with condensation. That right my warm guitar was quickly stowed in the part of the airplane that’s not climate controlled that in 30 minutes was subject to temperatures that can exceed 70f deg below zero @ 36,000 feet in winter then swiftly returned to the cozy 72 deg. of the terminal. As a testament to the quality craftsmanship of the custom shop the guitar to this day is fine but it will never fly in the belly of an aluminum tube torture chamber again.
Wow that’s a crazy story man. If that guitar was in one of these caltons apparently it would have been just fine. I’m gonna get one for my precious master grade koa guitar next purchase.
The crossrock air carbon cases are $500. I ordered on and it should be coming in this weekend. Although they aren’t labeled as flight cases because the next model up is the flight case, the air carbon case can withstand a flight
Tony just one question why all the humiditypacks, if you could buy a humidifier for a room lets say? I bought one but then didnt strart using is as im measuring the humidity in the room and its always between 45-55%..
I only ever travelled by air with a guitar once. A few years ago I bought a Collings Baby2H from my good friends Ellie & Bill Warmouth of Artisan Guitars in Nashville. Time to fly home and I'm in the departure lounge with my Collings having refused to check it. There was a young guy with long hair and ripped jeans busking the passengers with a beat up wreck of a guitar. Come boarding time this guy was way ahead of me. I get to the plane door and a hostess says to me, 'I'm sorry sir you'll have to check your guitar, we already have one aboard.' I replied, ' Lady, this is a very valuable instrument and there's no way it's going in the hold to get trashed, if you want to put something in the hold , you can put me in, but this guitar is NOT going in the hold.' I guess I convinced her because she hesitated and then said, 'Oh ok, we have an empty seat in first class, I'll strap it in there.' I headed to my cattle class seat happy in the knowledge my precious Collings was flying home from the USA to London, UK first class!
I appreciate all the reasons sentiments, but unless you ARE flying and HAVE to check your guitar, there's at least a equal number of reasons NOT to buy a flight case. Here's a couple. Live in a big city and don't own a car? Use the subway? Get a QUALITY semi-hardshell gig bag and throw it on your back. You'll be fine. WEIGHT. These things are bulky and weigh a TON. If you're carrying it around a city by hand, your hands will be sore and tired by the time you get where you're going and you're ready to play. If you're older, you may find that carrying a heavy case doesn't help your shoulder or your back either. If you are a person who keeps their guitar with them at ALL times, rather than throwing it in the back of the gear van to rattle around, or locking it your trunk for hours, you'll have a lot less need for a flight case and a lot less issues with a really good gig bag.
Tony, I appreciate the tip on Calton Cases. I just ordered one for my Maton EBG808TE. I am into travis picking. The case is expensive ($1200), but I will be flying some with it. Also, just transporting it locally. I live in Oregon so it rains constantly. I think it will be worth it. BTW love the Bozeman area. I used to travel there a bit when I was working for a living. Now retired. Take care.
Because they're light, easy to carry around. I hate fight cases. They are a nightmare on trains, buses. My Gig bag makes easy work of it. Its water proof as well. I live in the UK, its needed! My Guild D-20 case is great thou. I use it at home more. Love the smell of a good hard case!!
Already thinking about such a case for my favorite & only vintage guitar. I do not plan on flying with it but who knows. I flew back in the late 1970s -80s with a medium case & had no problems. I think handlers were more respectful in those "fun flying " days.
Hey Tony, I love Acoustic Tues., I literally countdown the days to it as if it were the weekend. It usually fills me with glee, so PLEASE don't take this the wrong way but this was kind of a lame episode. Again, I know nothing and am just giving my opinion as a greatful viewer who loves what you do and always gets inspired by it, but this one just felt like a flight case company ad with a little filler. If you are in a creative slump, I have no doubt you'll snap out of it, absolutely love your show and can't wait for next week's nubby players!- I'm sure it will be infinitely more interesting!...(I think I have seen every AT and I never disliked any fully until this one, so please don't think me Troll-ish, just trying to add some constructive criticism to help you along...not that you need it... nevermind!)...aaargh!, I feel terrible leaving a negative comment!!!!... Love ya Tony!!!! I did learn something about flight cases, just think it would have made a fine segment.. not a whole show 😟
When playing abroad for a show, I typically request a rental. Saves me the hassle, the luggage and the heartache. Though I see how this would be useful for someone who insists on travelling with their instrument.
Really GREAT show today! Great information on Calton Cases, that are now on my wishlist, thank you! And great music from Fireside Collective! My guess was 1969, big time for rock artist and airplane travel!!! : )
I tried to buy one of the T-Shirts back I March, I never got it even though it showed it was shipped it took a month before Teespring would even respond it turned out that every means of communicating with them was unavailable after all was said and done I had to finally get a refund I. am leery about trying to order again
Please review 'Kepma AC1e' and 'Orangewood oliver cedar' they are budget guitars I'm really confused between them I'm broke so I can't afford other guitars But i love music So Can you help me please i trust you the most❤️
He left around episode 105. In my opinion the show has slipped since then. We have Colorado Kyle now. I haven't seen him yet but i could have missed him.
I love your videos but $1,600.00 is not worth it. Maybe if I were a professional musician or something like that, I guess I could see it. But I'm sure you can find a sturdy airline case for a guitar that is not $1,600. Other than that great video man. And I do love your videos, keep them coming. And again this is just my opinion, and like buttholes, everybody's got one. Lol...
Sorry, you are just too much a fan boy. Does the new dreadnought case really weight 16 f-ing pounds? I am not saying Calton isn't a darned good case. I am saying that this video is too polished and doesn't have the real ring of truth that I look for.
"Mark Leaf" cases we're dropped from planes and run over by cars! They got beat up, but the instruments stayed safe. Air and water tight! Hygrometers on the inside lid. Mostly fiberglass and resin with crushed velvet interiors.Thermally efficient also. Made by hand for specific individual instruments. You can open the case, turn it upside down and the instrument wouldn't fall out. Of course I didn't try it with my 1913 Gibson F4 mandolin. They were made in McPherson KS. My ex-wife was employed there and worked on, (repaired), Emmy Lou's and Neil Young's cases among others. They're hard to find now! $500 in 1991. I flew many times with mine and never had a problem. More important, I wasn't worried about having a problem when I flew! I must say the Calton is better looking than the Mark Leaf.
Tony, I really like your channel, but this commercial you did here is preposterous. You must think that large percentage of us here own some high-end Martin guitars with diamond inlays or something, but the truth is, most of us here are lucky if we can afford 1600$ guitars. And we get hard case with it, too! Let me offer some more perspective: people who think they need this are the ones who usually don't buy guitars for the pleasure of playing, but for displaying.
I have been surprised when looking at old advertising for guitars and the price of a case for instruments was from a quarter to a third of the cost of the instrument. Something to think about.
Perfect for my $400 acoustic
Two thirds of the show is a commercial for a case most musicians
I know can't afford.
hardluck 1995, maybe it was a paid endorsement?
Not to be a jerk, but this was basically a 48 minute commercial for Calton cases.
You can get TSA approved hard cases that are water proof and air tight for about 1/3 of the price of the Calton case.
Here is a $342 option from Sweetwater.
www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/3i421718T--skb-3i-4217-18t-tan
I really love this show! Has been watching it for 14months now. I have more and more the feeling that guitar geek = buy lots of stuffs. That you need to HAVE this and this. The show is starting to promote more and more consumerism for my tast.
“$1,600. That’s half the cost of a guitar.”
Me watching the video looking for a case for my $500 guitar
I think you're rather rationalising your reasons!. There's no need to worry about walking from the car to the open mic in the rain, or ... stickers! But sure, humidity retention and temperature modulation are good reasons.
I had a Calton back in my classical days for my hand built guitar. It didn't cost $1600 it was more like $600. That was about 20 years ago, the prices have gone up since then. Honestly though it makes sense, I think they were underpriced back then. It was a good investment for a handbuilt that cost $5000. Although, I think that spending $1600 on a case the guitar would have to be worth about the same in relation as it did back then so I would get one for an instrument worth about 13,000. My main axe now is worth probably 1200 used so, no I won't be getting one. But I would buy the Calton for it if I made my money from gigging and flying with it.
I saw Tommy last December at Chapman university on a late Thursday night. I got a single up front seat and the show was amazing. The university said it was free meet and greet since it was a learning experience for students. I waited in line and I sat down and introduce myself, took photos and I mentioned Tony sent me. He laughed. Such a genuine person. Bucket list done!!
Don’t buy new humidipacks all the time. You can refresh these things many times for at least one year. These things also are also designed to absorb high humidity levels to protect your instrument. Place your dried up packs in a small bowl and place that bowl into a much larger Tupperware container (or anything that has a seal to it) that has about an inch or two of water. Don’t let the packs get wet or it’s game over. Close up the big container and set aside for a week or two (depends on how dry the packs are). They will be nice and squishy, just like new and ready for use again. This has definitely saved me a couple hundred bucks over the years and allowed me to buy a mini travel guitar. Peace!!
Another huge reason to invest in carbon fiber guitars (if you can find the sound). Perhaps the Hiscox Liteflite case is a more economic choice? And a physics note: 1100 lbs is a weight. You need to know the area of distribution to know the pressure. If the case has 1100 lbs on it, if we assume the case has a surface area of 1600 sq in or so, the pressure would be about .68 lbs/sq in. So, there is that. Bueller...Bueller?
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OH the Horror! Wouldn't fly without one. Travel case a must! Most of my guitars would not see the outside of my humidified guitar room without one. Before I found travel cases I would travel with a Taylor 214CE DLX which I bought just for traveling. Knowing that some day it may fall victim to the ham-fisted baggage handler. I have been lucky because I have not had any issues traveling with my Taylor. However, Now my Santa Scuz, Bourgeois and others get to go to jams and enjoy being out of the CAVE>>>. Great episode Tony and Crew.
that case would be more expensive than any of my guitars . yeah i play the cheapo's /.
I've not spent over $1k. My most expensive guitar was $900, a Taylor 214ce.
I agree on the price of the case, especially if you have a high end guitar. The cost of all protective equipment is relative to the item that you are protecting. Consider motorcycle helmets. Isn't your head worth more than $150.00 for a cheap helmet. My head was worth approx $400.00 back in 1985. My helmet saved my life in a crash. That helmet would be more than twice that cost now. Best investment I ever made! Always get the best thing you can afford to protect the things you love. I love my head and I also love my guitar. I don't have one yet, but you can bet when I get my Martin, I will have a case that will protect it well and I won't scrimp on the cost. All of my current cases are roughly similar in cost as my guitar. I won't stop that trend as the cost goes up.
That is why I wear a Shoei Helmet!
Perfect example Boyd! Some of the comments here crack me up! Fine if you don't have a pricey guitar or never travel, but it's not ridiculous case nor a ridiculous price for something that would protect someone's investment.
Here in canada you can "gate check" your guitar. The baggage people put a tag on it so you drop your guitar right at the gate so nothing gets put ontop of it.
In the US they have to let you carry it on.
How does it fit on the plane? Can it go in the overhead compartment?
you know your a guitar geek when you are one of the first viewers of a two minute old video
John V from Raleigh watching on Monday. Why a flight case 1) you travel a lot with your guitar 2) replace or repair a damaged guitar is more than the cost of the flight case 3) your guitar is irreplaceable 4) you can write it off as a business expense 5) you have more money than you know what to do with.
I have a story about a flight case I purchased for my guitar. I flew to Belarus in Eastern Europe last July from Atlanta going through Paris and on to Minsk, Belarus with three friends to play music in several cities over ten days. Before we went I bought a flight case both for protection for my guitar, as well as for having a TSA lock so the TSA inspectors would be able to unlock my guitar case to inspect my guitar as we went between countries. While in Belarus our hosts carried us and our gear around between cities in a Mercedes van. A couple of times we had a couple of very tight timeframes we had to make to get to the next place we were going to play, so we had to break down and load our gear into the van very quickly to get to the next place. When we got to the next place we had to be ready to unload our gear very quickly to get set up to play. At one of these stops, when we opened the back door of the van, my guitar, which was in its flight case and on top of our gear inside the van, came toppling down out of the van falling six feet onto the pavement before I could catch it. I shuttered for a few seconds thinking “well that’s great, I am over here halfway around the world to play and what am I going to play now that my guitar is trashed”. I went over and picked up my flight case which had actually bounced on the pavement when it fell, and I took a deep breath and opened the case to inspect my guitar. I was amazed and relieved to find that my guitar was completely untouched and was ready for the performance we were going to be giving in just short while. My flight case had a few scratches on it but was not compromised in the least. It still performs perfectly. I am very pleased I made this investment. Dave
That type of flamethrower is actually a weed burner that can be purchased from most hardware stores, usually in the garden, blowtorch, or welding sections.
I have a friend that once worked as a 'working guitarist' in Los Angeles. He left his old Guild acoustic guitar in the trunk of his car for around 45 minutes. He came out, realized what he did, opened the case only to see the bridge had separated. He took it to a reputable violin maker recommended to him. His guitar was salvageable, but he didn't have that guitar back for about 6 months, so yes, everything you mentioned Tony is true. Another thing, don't just walk away and leave your guitar, they tend to grow little legs and walk away, never to be seen again. ......Russell D.
Great show as always Tony! When I think of something happening to my guitar, well I can't think about it. Something this special, this meaningful and this therapeutic I protect! Now I have very little need for a travel case and have a good rugged Taylor case which serves me well. If I did lots of gigging or even road travel I'd have one. But the more I think about it? Much Geeky Joy ! DaveyJO in Pa.
My Wal Mk1 Bass took 3.5 years to make and cost about $150000... the $1200 case was a damn good insurance policy!
Thanks Tony, I’m going to mortgage the Chicken coop on a Carlton Dreadnought case
If you have expensive instruments, Martin, Collings et al, and you are going to fly, it is well worth the money. It is only $1600 if you get all the bells and whistles. You can get them for $1200-$1300 and if you are willing to get a used one, I have seen them between $800 and $1000. Watching baggage handlers toss my guitar around made my heart skip a beat and I was so thankful to have it in a Calton case. The case is so great and so beautiful (and offers great protection against weather and humidity) that I would get it for a valuable guitar even if I never had to fly with the instrument.
How to determine vintage original Martin acoustic guitar case 🤔
So here's my question. If flight cases are so stable in humidity and temperature. How do you get it to acclimate to the new climate? if I'm understanding correctly, if I fly from Florida to Maine in December, the guitar will be stable in the Florida climate. With the stability of the flight case, how long do we have to let the guitar "sit" in the case to acclimate to the new environment?
Years ago (pre 9/11) I was traveling with my Ovation (custom one off) guitar. Back in those days it was not uncommon for the airline to allow an acoustic guitar in case as a carryon. I even called ahead to confirm. I got to the gate in Dallas heading for Seattle and sure enough no problem. It’s the return trip where the wheels come off. At the ticket counter I was informed that I “must check the guitar or buy a seat for it.” Same airlines two different policies I then requested to gate check it so it would be last on first off, and that was granted, until I got to the gate where the security folks (not the airline) had a different understanding of how a guitar should be processed. I was instructed to return to the ticket agent to check the guitar because it must be processed downstairs. I reminded him that it was inspected and X-rayed when I passed through security. “That was a mistake!” He demanded I follow him out to the ticket counter. I asked for his supervisor and to that he replied “I am the supervisor on duty” I replied who’s your boss. By now my wife had had enough of my non-combatant behavior and sided with the enmity. Just when I thought all was lost a woman in a red blazer looking very authoritative asked “is there a problem?”. Recognizing she hat the same insignia on her coat as the guy who thought he was the boss I figured this might be his boss. I shared my story with this very pleasant woman who said “ of course you may gate check your guitar”. Still not thrilled with the inconsistency I did submit my prize to the perilous journey to the underbelly of the beast. I slacked the string, re-locked the case said a prayer and kissed it goodbye. The next thing I see is my guitar tagged, picked up by gorilla number one and placed on a shoot and slid down a bumpy, ribbed slide. I heard the case crack as it hit and turned to the gate agent and said “that’s why consistent policies matter”. Upon my arrival back to DFW as I expected my gate checked guitar was waiting for me at the end of the jetway. Upon first inspection it was clear that the fall back in Seattle punch one of the skid buttons into the padding and the case would no longer stand vertically. I opened the case to find the guitar structurally fine but dripping with condensation. That right my warm guitar was quickly stowed in the part of the airplane that’s not climate controlled that in 30 minutes was subject to temperatures that can exceed 70f deg below zero @ 36,000 feet in winter then swiftly returned to the cozy 72 deg. of the terminal. As a testament to the quality craftsmanship of the custom shop the guitar to this day is fine but it will never fly in the belly of an aluminum tube torture chamber again.
Wow that’s a crazy story man. If that guitar was in one of these caltons apparently it would have been just fine. I’m gonna get one for my precious master grade koa guitar next purchase.
Just ordered one for my Southern Jumbo.
The crossrock air carbon cases are $500. I ordered on and it should be coming in this weekend. Although they aren’t labeled as flight cases because the next model up is the flight case, the air carbon case can withstand a flight
Tony just one question why all the humiditypacks, if you could buy a humidifier for a room
lets say? I bought one but then didnt strart using is as im measuring the humidity in the room and its always between 45-55%..
I only ever travelled by air with a guitar once. A few years ago I bought a Collings Baby2H from my good friends Ellie & Bill Warmouth of Artisan Guitars in Nashville. Time to fly home and I'm in the departure lounge with my Collings having refused to check it. There was a young guy with long hair and ripped jeans busking the passengers with a beat up wreck of a guitar. Come boarding time this guy was way ahead of me. I get to the plane door and a hostess says to me, 'I'm sorry sir you'll have to check your guitar, we already have one aboard.' I replied, ' Lady, this is a very valuable instrument and there's no way it's going in the hold to get trashed, if you want to put something in the hold , you can put me in, but this guitar is NOT going in the hold.' I guess I convinced her because she hesitated and then said, 'Oh ok, we have an empty seat in first class, I'll strap it in there.' I headed to my cattle class seat happy in the knowledge my precious Collings was flying home from the USA to London, UK first class!
I appreciate all the reasons sentiments, but unless you ARE flying and HAVE to check your guitar, there's at least a equal number of reasons NOT to buy a flight case. Here's a couple. Live in a big city and don't own a car? Use the subway? Get a QUALITY semi-hardshell gig bag and throw it on your back. You'll be fine. WEIGHT. These things are bulky and weigh a TON. If you're carrying it around a city by hand, your hands will be sore and tired by the time you get where you're going and you're ready to play. If you're older, you may find that carrying a heavy case doesn't help your shoulder or your back either. If you are a person who keeps their guitar with them at ALL times, rather than throwing it in the back of the gear van to rattle around, or locking it your trunk for hours, you'll have a lot less need for a flight case and a lot less issues with a really good gig bag.
Great show, Tony. I love that you now have guitar music at the end of the show. Makes perfect sense.
I LOVE my Calton flight cases. Also love my English built cases by Hiscox!!
Tony, I appreciate the tip on Calton Cases. I just ordered one for my Maton EBG808TE. I am into travis picking. The case is expensive ($1200), but I will be flying some with it. Also, just transporting it locally. I live in Oregon so it rains constantly. I think it will be worth it. BTW love the Bozeman area. I used to travel there a bit when I was working for a living. Now retired. Take care.
the case would be worth more than my guitar
Because they're light, easy to carry around. I hate fight cases. They are a nightmare on trains, buses. My Gig bag makes easy work of it. Its water proof as well. I live in the UK, its needed! My Guild D-20 case is great thou. I use it at home more. Love the smell of a good hard case!!
What in the world is a fight case? You whack the bouncer with it when he tries to beat on you for hitting on his girl?
Already thinking about such a case for my favorite & only vintage guitar. I do not plan on flying with it but who knows. I flew back in the late 1970s -80s with a medium case & had no problems. I think handlers were more respectful in those "fun flying " days.
But if you put a set of EJ 16s on a flight case, how does it sound?
Hey Tony, I love Acoustic Tues., I literally countdown the days to it as if it were the weekend. It usually fills me with glee, so PLEASE don't take this the wrong way but this was kind of a lame episode. Again, I know nothing and am just giving my opinion as a greatful viewer who loves what you do and always gets inspired by it, but this one just felt like a flight case company ad with a little filler. If you are in a creative slump, I have no doubt you'll snap out of it, absolutely love your show and can't wait for next week's nubby players!- I'm sure it will be infinitely more interesting!...(I think I have seen every AT and I never disliked any fully until this one, so please don't think me Troll-ish, just trying to add some constructive criticism to help you along...not that you need it... nevermind!)...aaargh!, I feel terrible leaving a negative comment!!!!... Love ya Tony!!!! I did learn something about flight cases, just think it would have made a fine segment.. not a whole show 😟
does the case for the case also have a case?
When playing abroad for a show, I typically request a rental. Saves me the hassle, the luggage and the heartache. Though I see how this would be useful for someone who insists on travelling with their instrument.
Hey Tony enjoy your show. I saw a video of Tommy Emanuel playing a Telecaster with Joe Bonamosa. He's pretty good at electric blues too.
are flight cases bullet proof?
Let's find out you got one.😂😂😳
Wow, a 48 minute Infomercial for Calton cases. How about a comparison of different cases?
Really GREAT show today! Great information on Calton Cases, that are now on my wishlist, thank you! And great music from Fireside Collective! My guess was 1969, big time for rock artist and airplane travel!!! : )
I would buy that thing in a heartbeat. However I have always wanted to build my own out of fiberglass and velvet.
Wow! A case for a case. That's a first. Yea, I would want to keep my $1600 case pretty! That's for sure.
I tried to buy one of the T-Shirts back I March, I never got it even though it showed it was shipped it took a month before Teespring would even respond it turned out that every means of communicating with them was unavailable after all was said and done I had to finally get a refund I. am leery about trying to order again
Why does it take so long to get a guitar fixed?
Please review 'Kepma AC1e' and 'Orangewood oliver cedar' they are budget guitars
I'm really confused between them
I'm broke so I can't afford other guitars
But i love music
So Can you help me please i trust you the most❤️
Only one question. What happened to Noah?
He left around episode 105. In my opinion the show has slipped since then. We have Colorado Kyle now. I haven't seen him yet but i could have missed him.
4 boxes of humidipaks - an indicator of the size of the guitarsenal. That resonated with me 😂
A case that costs the same as my carbon fiber guitar.
I love your videos but $1,600.00 is not worth it. Maybe if I were a professional musician or something like that, I guess I could see it. But I'm sure you can find a sturdy airline case for a guitar that is not $1,600. Other than that great video man. And I do love your videos, keep them coming. And again this is just my opinion, and like buttholes, everybody's got one. Lol...
Great show Tony
Awesome Blackhawks jersey!
You should try ours. Less money and more protection
My Guitar isn't even worth $1600
For sure you should buy a $1600 guitar case. They paid me to say it.
I’ve only got 1 guitar that’s more expensive than that silly case.
Calton cases ＝ G-shock⌚️
Cool to know this guy has the exact same Tyler Joseph tattoos
I want that one,nothing more could happen to it!
I wager that is average guitar geek could not afford one of these cases.
I will just buy a plan ticket for my guitar lol...
Sorry, you are just too much a fan boy. Does the new dreadnought case really weight 16 f-ing pounds? I am not saying Calton isn't a darned good case. I am saying that this video is too polished and doesn't have the real ring of truth that I look for.
"Mark Leaf" cases we're dropped from planes and run over by cars! They got beat up, but the instruments stayed safe. Air and water tight! Hygrometers on the inside lid. Mostly fiberglass and resin with crushed velvet interiors.Thermally efficient also. Made by hand for specific individual instruments. You can open the case, turn it upside down and the instrument wouldn't fall out. Of course I didn't try it with my 1913 Gibson F4 mandolin. They were made in McPherson KS. My ex-wife was employed there and worked on, (repaired), Emmy Lou's and Neil Young's cases among others. They're hard to find now! $500 in 1991. I flew many times with mine and never had a problem. More important, I wasn't worried about having a problem when I flew! I must say the Calton is better looking than the Mark Leaf.
This dude is a case nut case
I dont rate these as a flight case. The fact they are guitar shaped is a deal breaker. Flight cases are rectangle.
Tony, I really like your channel, but this commercial you did here is preposterous. You must think that large percentage of us here own some high-end Martin guitars with diamond inlays or something, but the truth is, most of us here are lucky if we can afford 1600$ guitars. And we get hard case with it, too! Let me offer some more perspective: people who think they need this are the ones who usually don't buy guitars for the pleasure of playing, but for displaying.
I love Acoustic Tuesday but this one was a big stinker, sorry Tone.
very easy !
don't fly 😂
I have been surprised when looking at old advertising for guitars and the price of a case for instruments was from a quarter to a third of the cost of the instrument. Something to think about.