Fender Hardcase info

CASES "In the late 70s Strats came in black tolex cases, which were made from laminated wood covered with black tolex. Cases of this era will feature a Fender logo on the bottom left corner. The logo has two rivets holding it on and features a Registered symbol and MADE IN U.S.A. The black leather ends I think are a synthetic leather with white piping, and the handles are plastic. 1979 cases have a dark maroon colored interior, while I think 1978 and earlier cases have an orange colored interior. These cases also have a heavily padded lid and section under the body. The compartment lid has black tolex lining on the tolex/maroon cases. Sometime in 1979 Fender switched to a black plastic molded case with black or maroon plush interior.".