Astein2006
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Can anyone recommend a hard shell case that is a good fit for a 60’s Martin Style O?
The black archtop Guardian case, with cushy green velour interior is a very nice case, and fit my Martin Style 0 like a glove. Not too long either, I don't like too much extra/wasted room above the headstock, as many cheaper soprano cases seem to have. Here's an ebay pic, with another brand uke inside.
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I second the Guardian case. Pretty perfect. I believe you have to order the "vintage" model to get the arch top. Once I mistakenly ordered the Guardian soprano case and got a flat top.
I have the cheap soprano tweed case from eBay too, it's huge, and a sop floats around in there. In fact, my concert Flea fits in there perfectly.
John and I travel in the same case circles...I just bought a Glarry for soprano and the sop case needs a ton of stuffing, it is useless but the KPK long neck fits in there ok. If you want a good fit for a martin...I don't think you have all that many choices really. Just get one of the two above recommendations Guardian " vintage" arch top or a gator soprano...or the Martin plastic case for quite a lot of coin....and forget it....play it. This is my conclusion after hours of looking in the recent past.