First off, thanks to OP for the heads up. I'd been watching these over the last year or so, but now finally pulled the trigger, especially in light of the $125 Amex gift card offer on Amazon. At $105 all-in it glided right into no-brainer territory. Ordered the newer CRF1020 version in silver, without the strap on the peghead end, but received the older CRF1000 version with strap anyway. Aesthetically I think that strap looks hokey, but could see it being handy. TBD whether I slice it off or not. Other observations include: nice light weight at 5 pounds 2 ounces (compared with Calton at 9 pounds 6 ounces and Collings/TKL at 6 pounds 6 ounces); the smallish rubber feet just beg to get sheared off in real life; the rivets on the top part of one of the four latches could have been fitted better; it has a narrow footprint standing on its side feet and seems like it could get knocked over pretty easily; F-5 peghead clearance is safe so long as the neck channels and lid cushions keep the instrument centered; why a manufacturer would waste the resources to provide a zipper bag to hold the backpack straps is a head scratcher, but no harm no foul I guess. Upshot is it's a great around-town case, and because of it's relatively shallow depth also good for carry-on (so long as it doesn't get checked into baggage, which would not be pretty).
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