Elektron Musical Instruments

what about these supposed elektron cases, have you heard back from 
them? I would be all the way 100% there for this idea, Id order one 
of we could get it at that extra purposed 10% off for sure, if i knew 
that elektron was doing nothing, but apparently this might not be 
true, and the if the elektron case was more expensive. being that i 
live in california, id only get charged for sales tax. but if i 
ordered one from elektron id have to pay for customs fees. so im kind 
of just sitting on the fence, waiting to see what happens. ALso is 
elektron going to pursue only a MnM case or will there be a MD case 
as well?

ABout the extra case cut out space for the encoders I say that it 
would be neccessary. I do worry about breaking those encoders 
everyday, as they do seem a little fragile they are already not 
perfectly set up vertically on my stuff(that doesnt bother me too 
much, gives the md and mnm some handmade character, as long as they 
dont break), But i do think that cutout should definitely be there 
for all the knob encoders including the volume and level, just in 
case. (no pun intended) i wonder if their lifetime warrentee covers 
case damage? ummmmm...
...probably not.
Zebra out.



--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, Joe <jmelnyk@c...> wrote:
> 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