For those interested, I had a custom case built (although, there’s no way I can take the Super 6 into a live performance situation until the firmware update arrives, and the note-dropping issue is fully resolved!).
Keen to read your ideas or see your designs (and see how the Swan case compares), but here were my considerations:
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A “ledge” to protect the keybed from contact with the case. Personally, I wouldn’t use a case that doesn’t factor in the overhang of the keys. If the keys are in contact with the case, I would expect key breakage to be inevitable. In the below photo it’s hard to see, but the S6 chassis is snug, with no movement within the case. The gap between the keys and the case is due to this “ledge”.
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Careful placement of foam in lid. I will be adding add an extra strip of high density foam in the lid directly above the space between the keys and buttons (mod matrix etc), running the length of the keybed, to minimise movement in transit.
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No foam in contact with faders/knobs. Any movement in transit could potentially result in bent faders etc if foam is in contact with these controls, especially if the synth is travelling on its face, rather than its feet (who knows what happens to your gear once it’s in the hands of somebody else!).
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Also (not pictured), two handles, and wheels on one end.
