Anyone have a Cedar Creek or other Custom Case for an L Body?

[rjacobs]

First things first, as I'm new here...



So I found a '96 Larrivee L10 two weeks ago, and I love the guitar (I'll try and get pictures up soon, it's got a beautiful headstock inlay) but hate the case it came with. I think I'm going to have a custom built for me by Cedar Creek, but first I'm wondering if anyone here has had a case built for their L-body. If so, would you mind telling me your experience? Also, it might be helpful to see the measurements you sent in just so I can check to see if I'm in the ballpark with mine (I'm not sure about my tailoring skills!)

Thanks!

[flatlander]

First things first, as I'm new here...



So I found a '96 Larrivee L10 two weeks ago, and I love the guitar (I'll try and get pictures up soon, it's got a beautiful headstock inlay) but hate the case it came with. I think I'm going to have a custom built for me by Cedar Creek, but first I'm wondering if anyone here has had a case built for their L-body. If so, would you mind telling me your experience? Also, it might be helpful to see the measurements you sent in just so I can check to see if I'm in the ballpark with mine (I'm not sure about my tailoring skills!)

Thanks!

I'll be watching this as I'm looking to a get new case. Mines 27 years old and getting, well you'd have to see it. I was just gonna get a new larrivee case which can be ordered thru dealer. What kind of case is yours? is it the same as new ones? why don't you want a new larrivee case? thanks

[Austiban]

I just bought a Canadian case from http://www.finecases.com/ .  I think its basicly the same case as the standard Larrivee case, but a few bucks cheaper.  The case for my new D-60 was a tad too tight. The new case fits great.  They sell some nice highend cases also. 

[rjacobs]

I'll be watching this as I'm looking to a get new case. Mines 27 years old and getting, well you'd have to see it. I was just gonna get a new larrivee case which can be ordered thru dealer. What kind of case is yours? is it the same as new ones? why don't you want a new larrivee case? thanks

I think mine is the original Larrivee case, from '96, but I don't know since I got the guitar used. I don't like the case because it is unnecessarily bulky (compare to cedar creek's arch top case), made of a cheap material (you can tell just by looking), and most of all I hate the latches because every time I try and close the case, no matter how gently I do it, one of the latches always pulls down and snaps the case against the top of the guitar. It is so scary that I'm going to start leaving my guitar out. Also, the case doesn't really fit my guitar as I think it is basically a dreadnought case. So since I'm ordering a new case anyway, I figure I may as well do it right and be sure to get what I want.

[rjacobs]

Well I sent in my spec sheet to Cedar Creek a couple weeks ago - hadn't heard from them, so I gave them a call and talked to Dennis...he said they were just waiting for a part from their shop, but that they had my specs and were ready to go. It takes 2-3 months to build, so I'll be getting another call when it's done. In the meantime, I'll just try to baby my guitar when it's in its case!