Hard Case for C-2

[andi85]

Cool story, I enjoyed reading it! What's the Hammond SM-2000 though? I couldn't find any information about it. Is it a console model?

[Mooser]

"What's the Hammond SM-2000 though?"

There is very little information about it on the web. It's an early Hammond Suzuki digital product, and made in Italy. It is spinet-sized (dual 44 note keys, 1 octave pedals) and give seven drawbars for the upper manual, along with any ONE stop from a panel of "solo" or "orchestral" voices. Has a Hammond touch percussion, stop-buttons for the lower manual, and c "coupler" from pedal to great, which gives 16' on the lower man. for bass. It doesn't even weigh 60 pounds and is smaller than the M-3 or L models. The case is pretty much all plastic veneer Through a keyboard amp, it's adequate for practice. For $20.00 I'm happy. The "banjo" stop has an iterating percussive sound meant to emulate the strumming of a banjo. When my bandmates heard it, they all started yelling "Bubba O'Riley" or something. Who on earth are they talking about?

Go to this page: http://www.pugetsoundorgan.com/hammond.html and scroll down, there's a picture of an SM-2000

[dlargent]

I finally ordered a case from Road Cases USA. Their salesman pointed me to their sister website http://www.casekits.com, where I found that a Level 9 case is what I was after.

I also ordered recessed wheels for the case which was a SPECIAL special order that the salesman didn't even know about until he called and asked his custom builder. I love these wheels- they are recessed in the case and they are like tough rollerblade wheels. The case rolls like a dream.

The C2 fits right inside, and I'm thinking about making a cutout in the foam to accommodate the half-moon switch.

The case doesn't seem to weigh much more than my Nord soft case.
Thanks for the advice Mooser!

[vanderhill22]

I've had great success with bow cases for both my nord stage compact and newly acquired C2. I would not go so far as to say they are truely hard cases but I can throw these in my car for a gig without any worry. Shop any archery/sporting goods store and you're bound to find a good case. Each one fits these keyboards like a glove, they're light, and dirt cheap compared to flight cases (C2 case 65$, smaller case was around 15-20$).

[flmc59]

I like that - what else can I use.
Creative thinking

[Mooser]

Bow cases! Great idea! And wow, what a rig. I'd love to finish off my C-2 rig with another Nord keyboard for piano and sampled sounds.


Dlargent, glad my suggestion was of use to you. My "Roadie" case has been a blessing. At "The Jilly Rizzo"s" last gig my case fended off a dozen micro-brew bottles, several cabbages and a potato. I think there a P-patch in the vicinity of the tavern we played at. Those cabbages looked like prize-winners to me, and tasted pretty good, too, when I got home.