12 fret Dreadnought in 14 fret case ??

[Fathand]

Does anyone know if a 12 fret Dreadnought will fit in a regular 14 fret Dreadnought case?

[rstaight]

The body will likely be good. A little more room at the headstock.

All I can really say is try it.

[Fathand]

Originally Posted by rstaight

The body will likely be good. A little more room at the headstock.

All I can really say is try it.

I don't mind extra room at the headstock but I know the body is almost an inch longer and upper bout a different shape.

[Rockguy475]

Originally Posted by Fathand

Does anyone know if a 12 fret Dreadnought will fit in a regular 14 fret Dreadnought case?

Depends on the guitar. It will probably not fit if it is your typical 12 fret that has a different body length but the case was for a traditional 14 fret body. Some 12 frets have the 14 fret body but the bridge is just moved back so its also possible it could fit...... I'd call the company who makes the cases and see what they say before spending money or at least make sure you can return it if it doesn't fit.

[Realbluesman]

I just acquired an Alvarez MDR70 and it fits in an Alvarez hard case I had and a generic MF dreadnought case. A bit snug for the body but it works fine.

[Rockguy475]

Originally Posted by rstaight

The body will likely be good. A little more room at the headstock.

All I can really say is try it.

A lot of cases are very snug for the guitar especially if the case was made specifically for that make/model. If its a different body length, which a lot of 12 fret dreads are, I don't think you could force it to fit even if you wanted to.

[zombywoof]

As noted above, in some instances it could be the body which turns out to be the problem when moving between 12 and 14 fret guitar cases. Martin, as example, shortened the upper bout when going from 12 to 14 frets while Gibson opted to leave the body alone and shifted the bracing and bridge.

While it is only anecdotal evidence, a few years back I bought a used Martin 12 fretter guitar case for a 12 fret jumbo. Don't have a clue what model Martin went with the case but figured it would work for the 12 fretter I was planning to slap it in. I stopped using it when I snagged a Harptone case. The Martin case though now houses a 14 fret Harmony.

[jzach46]

Depends on the guitar and on the case.
Jon Z

[Fathand]

Thanks for the comments, I am thinking of building a Martin dimensioned 12 fret Dreadnought. If cases are too hard to find or too expensive, I would build something else.
I had a tough time finding affordable cases for a size 0 I built recently but did eventually.