I had inquiries about the Access cases after we discussed them here, so I decided to post some photos so that people could see what we were discussing. First, the Access Stage 1 and Stage three cases are standard on every instrument I ship without a hardshell case. The reason I call this a case is because there is a rigid piece of plastic surrounded by lightweight foam material which makes it stronger and more protective than a typical "gig bag". I think its the best compromise between a hard case and a gig bag. The dimensions for the Stage 1 and Stage 3 cases are fairly identical. They may be off by about 1/2".
The first picture is of the Stage 3 mandolin case. The bottom instrument is a tenor and the top is a concert. There is about 1.5" to 2" in space all the way around the concert. The second photo is of the Stage 1 uke case. The bottom is a concert and the top is a soprano. There is about 2" in space all the way around the soprano. What I like about the uke case is that they include a neck support and some additional matching filler material to go around the instrument. They were offering a variety of filler pieces that you could buy for odd shaped instruments, but I'm not sure if that is still the case or not. Finally, the last picture is of my five string. I included it because someone had a question about a wide instrument with a larger upper bout. This instrument is 10.5" across.