A&S was honored to be asked to make case pieces that would be part of an art exhibit. We make cases for exhibits all the time but to be part of an exhibit, now this is COOL! When we were asked to make pieces as large as 28′ feet long and 14′ feet high, we [...]
When I first began designing cases in the 80’s the bulk of cases we designed and built were for the music industry. Amps, guitars, keyboards, drums, and band instruments were high on the list. Audio and computer cases were a very quick growing second. This was back in time when monitors were still CRT technology [...]
Back in my younger days I was a champion door slammer. It was the very best way to get rid of all that ire. Slam that door as hard as you can! And I always looked so demure people were stunned. And the neighbors didn’t really like the fact that the entire apartment building shuddered. [...]
Ginny and Byron have been exposed to music their entire life. Their father was a concert clarinetist, and played jazz locally in Sacramento. He was a Band Master in the Army, as well. Their mother was a concert flautist. Their Grandfather was a percussionist in the Shiners’ Drum Corp., and their Grandma was an excellent [...]
In the old days when you got a case it had a top lid. It was either a POL or POC (meaning a pull over style with a large lid and a small base for a big heavy item), or a trunk style. Everything had to be lifted up and into the case. If it [...]
Back in the old days, if you had a drum set and you needed to transport it, chances are your options were limited. You would have one case for the toms and snares, one for the bass drum and cymbals, and another for the hardware. Heaven help you if you had more than a 5 [...]
I get asked this question a lot. How do you get everything from stickers to stencils off a case? It depends on what the case is made of. ABS is the most common laminate. This is a plastic product and is sensitive to acetone and other cleaners that are not water based. Anything that is not [...]
I don’t think anyone ever asks me what an ATA case is. Everyone “knows” what an ATA case is. Since every company that makes a case says they are ATA cases, everyone seems to assume that all ATA is the same. NOT SO! The ATA Specification 300 has three categories for cases or containers: CAT [...]
“We have to use the pink etha foam”. The first time I heard that I thought it was great that they made a type of foam using my favorite color. I had no idea what anti-static foam was or what it did. I merely went along with the customer’s insistence of what to use. That [...]
At A&S Case Company, Inc., we strive to find solutions. Sometimes the solutions fall in your lap when you least expect them. This is what happened when we built the A&S Desk. We knew it was going to solve problems, we just didn’t realize how many. Some sound and lighting customers came to us to [...]