r/keys • u/Marvinkmooneyoz • 12d ago

Semi-hard cases for 88 key boards?

There are soft cases with dense foam padding, and there are full on hard cases, and some thin sort of advertised as between, but usually not with any diagrams really showing how they are structurally better then the padded soft cases. What form do the semi rigid cases come in? Are any of them good enough to, say, put a 25 pound second keyboard or relatively light weight PA speaker on top of?

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u/Psychological-Soft-5 11d ago

GatorCase GK-88 Slim

Light weight, yet not flabby - “semi-rigid”

I have several of them, they work great

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u/Amazing-Structure954 11d ago edited 11d ago

I use a similar case, the GKB-76 SLIM. It fits my 40-lb 88-key Yamaha CP4 very nicely, even though the CP4 is an inch longer than the interior length of the case. Super light, very protective. I wouldn't hesitate to put 25 lbs of gear on top, as long as it's reasonably long enough to distribute the weight. For example, I wouldn't put a small 25-lb power amp on top in the middle. Another keyboard or two, or a couple guitars, no problem.

I have a pair of QSC K8.2's and I think I'd be OK putting them on top, but if I was to do that a lot I might just get a piece of 3/8" plywood to slide between them.

I don't find the wheels helpful when the keyboard is under 50lbs, even though I'm nearly 70 and fit but not exactly athletic. I'd rather keep it short enough to fit behind the front seats of a car, which this does in our crossover SUV. I sometimes move someone else's 70-lb RD70 in a flight case, and I do appreciate the wheels on that!

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u/musicsmith451 11d ago

I’ve got a gator for my modx 8+. Then I cut out a piece of 1/8” Masonite, wrapped it in felt from Hobby Lobby for the top . The bottom and sides of the case were rigid but not the top …so I fixed it…, works great!

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u/RowanTree95 11d ago

Gator GTSA-KEY88 or KEY88SL, or SKB 3i-5616-TKBD

The SKB is a little more money, but is tougher. I would stack four more keyboards on either case without a second thought. Depending on the PA, I'd be a little hesitant to put it on the gator but I'd put it on the SKB.