WE BUILD HANDCRAFTED CUSTOM BANJO RIMS

I know, i know... shudup and stuff a towel in it ...NO GODDAMIT!!!!   I want... an open back... CASE!!! i have a 110 year old Stewart that lives in the banjo equivilant of an emptly kleenex box.... PLEASE if you need an open back case (or 3 or 4 like i now do) post here. if we can get enough ppl to post a bulk order, SURELY we can get someone  to order from asia, insted of sending them all the way to US first...

Hey tim your the first to have a forum topic ,bloody beauty.Your Idea about the cases is a good one,you can add me on the list for one & I'm pretty sure leon might be in as well...cheers peter.

Yes a bulk buy would be smart. Hey any other members need a case or banjo shaped suitcase?

I may be able to build them, but the price of a cheap one governs the build price. Let me know what you can buy one for and we'll go from there.........

There is a mob in S.A, called presto mouldings,they make blow moulded banjo cases.I still have to find an address or phone number. Doole banjos use them so they must make open back size cases,stay tuned.

Well presto cases are not in S.A,they are in W.A...for those interested there address is 1 quail rise,willeton.6155. or phone,(08)94571405.They specalise in instrument cases.I will call when I get time for a quote.

Hello splodga,sorry I didnt reply to your post sooner.The average price of a reasonable quality case(probably made in china) ranges from $120 to $200 or so.Wether you can build one for that price I dont know,but Im sure it would be of much better quality..cheers peter.

OK...............I will get some prices together, but I don't think I'll be able to get the hardware for much less than the price of a chinese case by the sounds of that price. The locks could be  up to $12 each alone! Bending ply is about $100 a sheet,and standard 12mm ply $40 a sheet. The lining could be cheap or expensive depending on what ppl would want it lined with (vinyl is cheap, suede expensive, and as I see it theres only one interior lining and thats crushed velvet,) so I'll see what I can do....

OK.......It seems it may be cheaper to import them !        By the time I was to get it all together they would be at least $248.00 each.It would be a good case but.........Sorry fella's

Thanks for looking into it for all of us splodga.I,m sure they would be good..cheers peter.