Akai S1000 / S1100 samplers

hey,

thanks, that helped a lot. that is sort of what i thought.
i needed something really quickly to be in california.
so i got a gator 4space g-shock.
not foam, but hopefully it will help.

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/GShock4L

still cost more than the sampler cost me.

heh,

g

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akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, Les Lambert <les_lmbrt@...> wrote:
>
> In my old fashioned opinion the foamed case with a
> rack sleeve is the only way to travel your delicate
> rack gear. The military type shockmount cases are
> great but are HUGE prices, and the newer affordable
> type often have issues with staying in one piece when
> handled roughly.
> The real issue is keeping your equipment functional,
> and the most successful kind of protection I've seen
> is the kind the manufacturers use when they ship the
> item. 
> The four corners each need a reasonably firm piece of
> foam, the sides need to be capable of taking a knock
> from a suitcase or boot, and that's about it. Make
> sure the lids are deep enough to store the
> accessories, and the front is recessed far enough to
> protect the front panel from accidental damage. The
> small briefcase catches are good for cases up to 3U,
> but recessed if possible
> The smaller the case, the more likely it is to go
> flying across the floor of a truck, the larger it is
> the more likely it is to be dropped. 
> In England, the major manufacturers of flight cases
> offer various versions of a case made to take a 
> wooden sleeve with rack strip, pushed into the four
> blocks (the best) or four flat slabs.
> Personally I favour the rigidised aluminium exterior,
> although when they're new they are more expensive. 
> They last forever though, and are extremely light when
> empty, so add little to the air freight cost of the
> actual item, you could save the cost of the case if
> you ship often.
> The next best type is the thin plywood with fibreglass
> cladding, still reasonably light and cheaper to buy. A
> search for rigidised flight case will turn up the
> first type of case manufacturer for you.
>  
> --- schrasjer <gram@...> wrote:
> 
> > hey folks,
> > 
> > i recently started touring with my s1100 in an skb
> > rack road case and
> > it is lame.
> > 
> > i haven't had to fly with it yet, but i will very
> > soon, and very
> > often. so i've got to get a new one anyway...
> > 
> > do i really need a super shock mount, suspension
> > kind of a road case
> > or will a sturdy gator or road ready type case
> > protect well enought?
> > 
> > the difference is a couple hundred bucks, which is
> > about what i paid
> > for the thing to begin with.
> > 
> > anybody have any experience in touring/flying with
> > one of these?
> > 
> > thx,
> > 
> > gram
> > 
> > 
> > www.roguewavemusic.com
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> 
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