My leather gig bag has arrived!!

TD

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Jan 30, 2014, 6:21:01 PM1/30/14

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Man!!

I ordered a custom made gig bag from Glenn Cronkhite in San Francisco. Genuine and thick leather with a strong plush interior for my 17" Borys. It just arrived and it's a perfect fit! I can see why Glenn requires *precise* measurements. Glenn was the originator and original owner of Reunion Blues. He makes his own gig bags here in good ole' USA. RB is made in China where they are stepping up arms, missiles and aircraft carrier building for openers, and all using cheap labor, yet RB charges way more than Glenn does for the comparable product and specs. Ain't that wild??

I highly recommend Cronkhite gig bags.

mdga...@gmail.com

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Jan 30, 2014, 6:38:38 PM1/30/14

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thomas

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Jan 30, 2014, 8:21:14 PM1/30/14

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I'd buy one, if I had a gig.

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TD

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Jan 30, 2014, 9:41:46 PM1/30/14

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On Thursday, January 30, 2014 8:40:39 PM UTC-5, van wrote:
> On Thursday, January 30, 2014 6:21:01 PM UTC-5, TD wrote:
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> Whatever you do, don't tell Roger you're gonna be putting that thing in a gig bag! He won't like it
>
> I asked him about gig bags once, and he refused to recommend one.
>
> That said, how much did it run you? ; - )
>
> Other things not to mention to Roger:
>
> Japanese D'Angelico's and/or D'Aquistos- he calls them 'illegal D'As
>
> Johnny Smith
>
> Mundell Lowe
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> Paul Asbell
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> I better stop there...

Roger recommended Glenn's bags to me. You can e mail me concerning the price, but it was right.

van

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Jan 31, 2014, 12:03:00 AM1/31/14

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I'm surprised, he always advised me to use a case for mine.

Jonathan

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Jan 31, 2014, 6:44:12 AM1/31/14

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On Thursday, January 30, 2014 8:40:39 PM UTC-5, van wrote:
> On Thursday, January 30, 2014 6:21:01 PM UTC-5, TD wrote:
>

> Whatever you do, don't tell Roger you're gonna be putting that thing in a gig bag! He won't like it
>
> I asked him about gig bags once, and he refused to recommend one.
>
> That said, how much did it run you? ; - )
>
> Other things not to mention to Roger:
>
> Japanese D'Angelico's and/or D'Aquistos- he calls them 'illegal D'As
>
> Johnny Smith
>
> Mundell Lowe
>
> Paul Asbell
>
> I better stop there...

What's the story with Johnny Smith?

jaz

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Jan 31, 2014, 9:36:12 AM1/31/14

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On Thursday, January 30, 2014 6:21:01 PM UTC-5, TD wrote:

funny, i was just about to post an inquiry about gig bags for archtops. Not sure I can afford the cronkhite bag but am looking for something for an L5 and a 175

TD

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Jan 31, 2014, 9:44:30 AM1/31/14

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Worth every penny and under-priced compared to his old company, if you want leather. He also makes cloth bags.

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Tim McNamara

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Feb 1, 2014, 12:49:50 AM2/1/14

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On Thu, 30 Jan 2014 17:40:39 -0800 (PST), van <sg...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Other things not to mention to Roger: Japanese D'Angelico's and/or
> D'Aquistos- he calls them 'illegal D'As

If they obtained the brand name legally, it's theirs to use. That said,
anyone who thinks they are getting a real D'A* is fooling themselves. I
have read somewhere on the interwebs that the D'Aquisto family gets
compensated for the use of the name, but I don't know if that is really
true.

> Johnny Smith
>
> Mundell Lowe
>
>Paul Asbell I better stop there...

Eh??? What does he have against Johnny Smith or Mundell Lowe (I don't
know Paul Asbell). Both the seem(ed) quite gentlemanly.

van

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Feb 1, 2014, 1:27:50 AM2/1/14

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He made a guitar for Mundell Lowe, and Mundell did all types of crazy shit to the axe, like opening it up and pounding in a block. By the time he got through with it, it might as well have been a Stella...

thomas

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Feb 1, 2014, 11:08:40 AM2/1/14

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You just don't do that to a Karl Farbman.

rpjazzguitar

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Feb 1, 2014, 1:34:49 PM2/1/14

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I know that a lot of guys prefer gig bags to hard shell cases.

I've always been afraid of them. I figure that sooner or later I'll have it in the trunk of my car, or the back seat, and something will crush it.

How well protected is the guitar in this gig bag?

TD

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Feb 1, 2014, 5:31:38 PM2/1/14

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Quite protected, but let's look at it intelligently. Gig bags go where gig bags go and cases go where cases go. Never put a guitar in the trunk, even using a hard shell case. Be vigilant is all. I didn't discard my hard shell cases.

Tim McNamara

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Feb 1, 2014, 8:27:45 PM2/1/14

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Well, I can see where *that* would tick a luthier off!

You know, jazz guitarists with archtops are often a strange lot. We
look for beautiful instruments with lovely acoustinc sounds, then try to
play them at volumes that are just not suitable for a finely crafted,
sensitive instrument. And then we stuff them full of various items to
stop the feedback. A fine archtop is just not the instrument for loud,
high-volume settings. A laminated archtop, maybe- Steve Howe used a
1964 ES-175 in a loud band for decades, for example.

SB

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Feb 2, 2014, 2:24:18 PM2/2/14

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Gilad Hekselman travels with a Reunion Blues case all over the world with Victor Baker axes. Just packs it super sturdy. Told me he only has to check once every few years on aircraft and the case is fine in cargo too. I only use gig bags for my axes, I wrap it in a blanket and never had a problem on a plane. Joe Puma used a gig bag for his D'Aquisto, a simple one. I've flown eight times with my axe in a gig bag and I am always allowed to keep it in the cabin overhead, fits fine. I was asked to gate check it last time and said no. The attendant told me that I had no choice so I produced a copy of the FAA law:

http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1101445089169-174/Musical-Instruments-on-Aircraft-US-Law-2012.pdf

After I showed him the law I ignored him and went on the plane with the axe. He called the captain and the captain stopped me at the cabin and told me that I was correct and allowed me on the plane with the axe. He also apologized for the ignorance of the gate attendant.

This was the only time I had any confrontation over the axe. Most of the time I wear the gig bag upside down so they don't see the neck when boarding. I was late to the flight last time and was using the gig bag handle to carry it, hence the attendant stopped me. Little tricks help. But in the end: the law is the law, and it is very hard for them to fight it. Gig bags are safe, and work great for travel. Be prepared to fight at airports. I wouldn't think of trying to use a hard shell case on a plane these days.

damonseed

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Feb 5, 2014, 12:03:36 AM2/5/14

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I've flown a lot with gig bags..
not there's obviously. honestly I do fly with an Early 70s lg-0 on most occasions as it's quality enough to go an gig or just something good for a travel guitar .. overhead works good for it.. I do have a reunion blues soft case for my archtop and I definitely think that would work too... as far as airports go these days
cheers

rpjazzguitar

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Feb 5, 2014, 1:40:42 AM2/5/14

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Thanks for the info about gig bags on planes.

What would be the problem with a hard shell case?

Gerry

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Feb 5, 2014, 10:41:42 AM2/5/14

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On 2014-02-05 06:40:42 +0000, rpjazzguitar said:

> Thanks for the info about gig bags on planes.
>
> What would be the problem with a hard shell case?

They use to make you check it as baggage and then throw it around. I
had the soundboard crushed (the bridge was driven down into it, after
checking it in a case. That takes some pretty heavy handling.
Amazingly they replaced the cost of guitar, which though inexpensive
certainly surprised me.
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