| RE: 1247.2
>I think I remember seeing an ad about covers for all types of gear in
>Keyboard.
I'm curious about the EM ad because it looked like they were having a
sale on them. Past Keyboards have had an ad, not this issue tho'.
RE: 1247.3
> I use towels or light cloth over all my stuff...works fine..but then
> it doesn't move around much...
I have used these, but when taking the towel off in my anticipation of
playing with my 'toys', I tend not to fold it up so that I remember which
side has the dust, so...I go thru a lot of towels :-)
Thanks,
Dan
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| I build my own covers out of foam-backed black velour and white
piping. They're all custom-made around the actual instrument, so
they fit as I (rather than some marketing ozob with the brains of
a sea cucumber) want them to fit.
Here's the generic pattern; you may want to engage the services
of someone who isn't afraid of a sewing machine to assemble it.
Top/front/back:
--------------------------------- ---
| |
| | height of unit at back
|- - - - fold - - - - - | ---
| |
| | front-to-back
| CUT ONE OF THESE | unit "depth" + 1.25"
| |
|- - - - fold - - - - - | ---
| | height of unit at front
|-------------------------------| ---
| length of unit + 1" |
and:
Left and Right Ends:
______.......
| \............______
| |
rear height | CUT TWO, FABRIC FACE TO FACE | front height + 3/8"
+3/8" | |
|_______________________________|
| front-to-back depth + 3/4" |
Make SURE you cut two of the ends and that you have ONE left and
ONE right (I blew it once- had two left ends. Couldn't dance worth
beans :-) )
Other things needed - seam-binding tape (to bind/rigidify edges),
piping (to accent the seams and rigidify/stiffen the corners)
For an ESQ-1 you need about 3 feet of piping and about ten feet
of seam-binding tape (NB seam binding tape is NOT self-adhesive;
it's kind of like a long ribbon folded lengthwise.)
Putting it Together:
Take an end, and sew the piping to the edge of the GOOD side, around
from the back to the (slanted) top, and down the front. The rounded
cord of the piping goes toward the middle of the end.
Repeat for the other end...
Now, lay the Front/Top/Back good side up, in front of you. Pick
an end, and lay it good side DOWN (yep, down) on top of the FTB,
with the end of the End that's as big as the front height of the
unit toward the bottom.
Keeping the End face down, slide it around until the Bottom Front
corner of the End is right on top of the FTB corner nearest you
and on the side the End belongs to. Rotate the End until the end
of the End that fits the back of the unit points left/right and
extends toward the other end of the FTB:
Shown for left end...
----------------------------------------
4---->| |
| FTB |
| |
| (face UP) |
3----->| 2 |
| | |
| _v______. |
-------/ | |
1----->| END (face dn|<---5 |
----------------|----------------------|
Pin the edge marked "1" securely, maybe even temporary-sew it.
Now, rotate the End (still in contact with the FTB) counter-clockwise
about (not quite!) 90 degrees, until the edge marked "2" lines
up with the edge marked "3".
Pin securely the 2-3 edge now.
Again, rotate the End until the edge marked "4" lines up with the
edge of the FTB marked "5"
Pin securely the 4-5 edge.
Repeat this process for the other End.
Test-fit the cover by gently flipping the Ends DOWN (so their good side
faces outward instead of inward. It should be slightly loose; you can
adjust the fit to your liking now.
Now, get out the sewing machine and SECURELY stitch 1-2/3-4/5! on
both ends (no, not both ends to each other! ;-) )
Last step, run the seam-binding tape around the entire outside edge,
to keep it from fraying.
Send me $20 and your cover is now done. :-)
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