Random useful thoughts

One of the biggest criticisms of the Ibanez GA5TCE that I have seen is that Ibanez don't make a hard case for it. This wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't such an unusual size and shape for a classical acoustic, meaning you can't just use a generic case. After trying pretty much all of the cases in my local guitar shop they noticed that the Ibanez has a similar shape to the Alahambra slimline guitars, such as the 3 C CT , and Alahambra do make a hard case for them. The case has the catchy name " Cut-away thin Guitar Case 9565 " and turns out to fit the Ibanez GA5TCE almost perfectly. The case itself is black with a leather textured finish and copper coloured clasps. Inside it is black and fluffy like most cases. The guitar body fits snugly with effectively no movement. The neck is slightly thinner on the Ibanez than the Alahambra so the neck can move a few mm at the support. However, when the case is closed it seems very secure because the strings sit in the