Mica showed me this instrument in September when I visited and I can guarantee Austin will be over the moon when he gets it. It really is a work of art.
 
Graeme

The case has shipped! We should receive it by next Wednesday. I'll make a full report once it's here.

Hurray!

I just tracked it - case is in Reno, NV today.  
 
It's coming by FedEx ground. I guess they take a day longer than UPS, so it's not scheduled to be here until Thursday.

The case arrived today!
 

 
It's a little big, but at least it's in a case. I'm going to send it in this case on Monday, and when I get the next case from them with some changes, I'll exchange cases with you Austin. At least this case covers up the bass, holds the accessories and is extremely well made.

Looks good to me. I'm assuming there's probably a giant crate that this is being shipped in, right?  Just need to warn my building about the coffin that's on its way.

Yes, there is a ginormous box it comes in, and it does resemble the dimensions of a coffin, so make sure they are not alarmed!

Wow, what a nice little gigbag......
BTW I am dying to see the content finally......
Oliver (Spyderman)

Happy for you, it was a looong wait

Hey, Oliver, if you scroll up & click Archive through August 01, 2012, you can get a glimpse or two.......
 
Peter

Peter,
many thanks for the hint.  
Wow, that one is really gorgeous.  
What do those Classicos weigh?
Greetz
Oliver (Spyderman)

I'm hoping for an unboxing video on Youtube!

That is going to be one big shipping box.  
 
Mica- any chance you can snap a picture of the shipping crate once it's all packed up and ready for the road?  I'd like to see the size of that sucker!!  
 
This image from A Christmas Story comes to mind  
 

...and don't ship it with an integrator like UPS.  
They base on a chargeable weight of 1:5....
Oliver (Spyderman)

Check out the size of this 3/4 size double bass case http://www.bluedanubeviolins.com/en/double-bass-cases.html