Martin 000-12fret Case

[Jim Owen]

Where’s Andy? Silly Mustache plays only 12 frets. And he’s in the UK. Look up his YouTube channel or try to PM him here.

[Dshevy]

Originally Posted by JustMunkee

Following on from my NGD post a couple of weeks ago I've been looking round for a different case for my Custom Shop 000-16SGT.

The standard Martin case is fine (I've got 3 of them now ) but it's very heavy, and, in this particular instance, is showing its 18 years...

Ideally I'm looking for something like the Gator TSA type thermo-moulded plastic... light, strong and hardwearing. However, the 12fret body shop is proving to be an utter PITA. Short of paying Calton a vast sum I can't seem to find anything that will suit - unless I buy a dreadnought sized case and add a load of packing (which kinda defeats the object of trying to save weight).

Does anybody have any other ideas?

Oh, and no, a bag isn't suitable, the guitar gets hidden under bags etc when we go away.

I have a 000-12 fret made by Dave King who has stopped building as he is the main Martin repair man in the UK now. M 000-12 is a copy of a 1938 000-12, it fits in the Hiscox artist 000 case. The pro 2 version has the same dimensions so it should fit your 000-16 custom.