Elektron Musical Instruments

Hey everyone!
I spoke with Calzone today regarding the cases.  It seems as though the
price should originally be $229 instead of $249.  And if we get 5+ people
to place orders, then we can get 10% off of that.  So it will end up
being $206 a case, plus shipping of course.

If this is to go through, we are to all place our orders within a set
couple of days.  They're treating it as a single order so they will wait
until everyone has contacted them and made payment arrangements, etc before
they begin making any cases.

Regarding the joystick: he suggested just leaving a 2" blank space in the
top foam.  That is, the top of the case will be two pieces of foam and
where the joystick is, they will be 2" apart the entire depth of the lid.
This seems like a good solution to me; better than making a tiny circular
hole for the joystick.  I'm wondering, however, whether we should have a
similar "blank area" where the knobs are.  I don't know if pressure will
mess them up or not (some people have reported breaking the plastic
encoders of the MD off while in cases).

Keep in mind: Calzone are in California.  So anyone overseas might
have a hefty freight charge.  I believe they estimated $30 for US shipping,
so it's probably quite a bit more overseas.  So for those people, it might
be cheaper ordering from Elektron if they end up getting some cases (I
have emailed them the information about the Calzone cases).

So let me know what you guys think.  I contacted Calzone first because
a couple months back I checked quite a few custom case manufacturers
and they seemed to be the best price vs. features and quality/reputation.
But if desired, I can make some more phone calls.

Joe.

p.s. I would prefer to discuss this topic off-list to only those that
have expressed interest. but when I emailed the above information,
several of your email providers bounced it