String Instruments Hardwood Or Soft Wood Better

Yes, you could DIY (I did it once). Yes, it's a VERY expensive set of recycled wood (not even hardwood). But also, you put it together in 3 minutes, looks perfectly flush and avoids the mess of cutting/painting and potentially spending more trying to get it done yourself. It's seldom mentioned that it's easy to TAKE APART. The screws make metal-metal contact, not wood, so reassembly won't degrade the joint. Unless you're a broke student or really trust your skills, go for it. My DIY looked just as good, but I ended spending more (and it wasn't 100% level so had to stuff a corner).

I use this mic to record string and wind (brass mostly) instruments.  The different patterns make it effective in a variety of spaces depending on whether you want to reject other sounds or include reflections.  Versatile and great sound quality.

This mic sounds very nice for vocals, plucked string instruments, and woodwind instruments (at least that's what I've tried it on). I highly recommend it!

It is very soft and it is BETTER than the original. Im so happy for buying it.

I carry this thing around everywhere to clean my lenses. It is really soft and it is quick to pull out and use in the field. I wish it went all the way back in when you pulled the string but it is not a big problem. Will buy another one when this one sees its last day.

I bought this for a Yamaha GL1 6-string guitalele. It fits in the same soft case as my tenor ukes so I thought I would try this hard case. I do not have a bottom strap button installed on my guitalele and the case was a very tight fit. I was concerned that it would put pressure on the neck so I squished down the padding inside from the top and bottom to loosen it up a bit. It seems to be better now. The height of the case is just fine to accommodate the wider body of the Yamaha GL1. The case itself is very lightweight and easy to carry through airports, but sturdy enough to take on an airplane as a carry-on and not worry about it being crushed in the overhead bins. The interior storage compartment has plenty of room for things like picks, capos, tuners, etc. The outside pocket is also nice but I’m not using it for anything.

Comes with pulls-string cloth case (free), so you may not need hard case, and soft bag takes a drop less space. On the other hand, hard case, more protective. You choose. :)

This is made of good quality material and has a nice bungee string to tie it up. The material is soft and helps to protect delicate items. It's also water repellent (though not submersible).

and it is wood.

Holds my Fifine K699B with a pop filter great. I have a very desk made of very soft wood so it maybe has scratched it a little bit, but it's really not a problem. Overall it holds my microphone really well and holds its position wherever I put it .