I am very fortunate to live in NC near Hugh. I needed to reduce the weight of my gear and weighed (no pun intended) my options carefully.
I decided to go with a split case using a Tactical Shotgun soft case and have Hugh build me a case for the guitar only.
Hugh asked me to take a few simple measurements of the guitar and built me a case that fits my Carter like a glove. And it only weighs 12 lbs shaving 5 lbs off the weight of the original case.
Hugh's attention to detail and craftsmanship are superb. If you need a new case you can't go wrong with one of his cases.
Zum SD-12 Black, Zum SD-12 Burly Elm Several B-Bender Tele's and a lot of other gear I can't play.
I spent half my money on gambling, alcohol and wild women. The other half I wasted. W.C. Fields
All the hardware is riveted with the exception of the handle. The handle is fastened with stainless steel screws and nuts in case it ever needs to be replaced.
There is less than an 1/8" of play anywhere inside the case. There is a small pad on both ends of the hinge side of the case. That gives a little extra cushion when you set the case on it's side like a suitcase.
It's truly a custom fitted case.
Zum SD-12 Black, Zum SD-12 Burly Elm Several B-Bender Tele's and a lot of other gear I can't play.
I spent half my money on gambling, alcohol and wild women. The other half I wasted. W.C. Fields
Hugh uses rivets in his construction. This is really important to case robustness. His cases are super. He made a set of split cases for my Sho-Bud and it fits perfectly. My back is much happier.
I've built several cases over the years. First one was late 70's for my 71 PP Emmons. I got the case hardware from Bruce Zumsteg (I was living in KC at the time) and Bruce saw my build and wanted me to make cases for him, but I didn't want to get in the case business. Last one, about 5 years ago, was a 2 piece set for my Franklin. I used split rivets on all the corners and angle braces. I used T-Nuts and screws for the handles. I did screw in the hinges and catches and I'm glad I did as the luggage style catches I originally used didn't work out and I had to replace them with standard catches.
I used 3/8" Baltic Birch for the wood.
GFI Ultra Keyless S-10 with pad (Black of course) TB202 amp, Hilton VP, Steelers Choice sidekick seat, SIT Strings (all for sale as package)
Cakewalk by Bandlab and Studio One V4.6 pro DAWs, MOTU Ultralite MK5 recording interface unit
Thank you for those kind words guys. Thank you Ollin for the order. I could not have built it without your help. Can't wait to go see your band and hear that Carter U12.
Thank you all for your business.
Thank you guys for all the comments. I appreciate the business and the friendships along the way. Without you guys I could not enjoy my work. Keep on pickin'...
I had Hugh make me a split case for my Emmons five years ago and it still is doing it's job of protecting my guitar AND saving my back!
Red Emmons D10 fatback #2246D with sweet Hugh Briley split cases, Black Emmons S10 #1466S, '73 Fender "Snakeskin" Twin Reverb, Peavey Nashville 400, Line 6 Pod XT, Fender 400, Fender Stringmaster Double-8, too many guitars, one bass!
I had Hugh make me a split case for my Emmons five years ago and it still is doing it's job of protecting my guitar AND saving my back!
Red Emmons D10 fatback #2246D with sweet Hugh Briley split cases, Black Emmons S10 #1466S, '73 Fender "Snakeskin" Twin Reverb, Peavey Nashville 400, Line 6 Pod XT, Fender 400, Fender Stringmaster Double-8, too many guitars, one bass!
I am not taking any orders for cases at this time. I no longer can get the hardware I need to continue to build them. Thanks to all my customers who have ordered from me over the years. Hopefully the supply and demand chain will catch up soon. At that point I will re-evaluate the situation. Thank you and keep on pickin'
