Project description
I'm commissioning a handmade leather gig bag for my acoustic guitar and need a leatherworker comfortable with soft-case construction rather than rigid flight cases. The bag should be built from a paper or card pattern traced directly around my instrument's outline, capturing the exact width of the lower bout, the waist curve, the upper bout, and the taper of the neck and headstock, so the finished bag hugs the guitar closely instead of leaving loose space that lets it shift in transit.
Inside, I need a thick closed-cell foam layer quilted between the leather shell and a soft lining fabric, with extra padding built up around the edges, the heel, and the headstock area, since those points take the hardest knocks when the bag is set down or bumped. The closure should run the full length of one side with a protected zipper flap so the teeth never sit against bare wood.
On the outside I'd like two adjustable, load-rated backpack straps riveted to reinforced back panels, plus a reinforced top carry handle stitched separately from the strap anchors so grabbing the handle never stresses the strap hardware. I also need at least one exterior pocket sized for sheet music or a tablet, and a smaller pocket for picks, a capo, and spare strings, both with secure closures.
The exterior leather should be finished or treated to resist light rain and everyday weather rather than being purely decorative, since the bag will travel to rehearsals outdoors. I can provide the guitar's measurements and a tracing on request, or arrange a fitting if the maker is local. Please share examples of prior soft leather instrument cases, the leather weight and tanning you'd use, foam thickness, and a realistic build timeline — I'd like the work completed within a few weeks.
Inside, I need a thick closed-cell foam layer quilted between the leather shell and a soft lining fabric, with extra padding built up around the edges, the heel, and the headstock area, since those points take the hardest knocks when the bag is set down or bumped. The closure should run the full length of one side with a protected zipper flap so the teeth never sit against bare wood.
On the outside I'd like two adjustable, load-rated backpack straps riveted to reinforced back panels, plus a reinforced top carry handle stitched separately from the strap anchors so grabbing the handle never stresses the strap hardware. I also need at least one exterior pocket sized for sheet music or a tablet, and a smaller pocket for picks, a capo, and spare strings, both with secure closures.
The exterior leather should be finished or treated to resist light rain and everyday weather rather than being purely decorative, since the bag will travel to rehearsals outdoors. I can provide the guitar's measurements and a tracing on request, or arrange a fitting if the maker is local. Please share examples of prior soft leather instrument cases, the leather weight and tanning you'd use, foam thickness, and a realistic build timeline — I'd like the work completed within a few weeks.
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