Information has gotten misconstrued and twisted from source to source and dealer to dealer.
The truth from him is, the cases are being discontinued from shipping with any guitar they make. They are not discontinuing production. They also are not being offered as an upgrade when ordering a Collings.
They ARE, however going to be sold as an accessory. So...if you want a Collings made case, you can buy it after the fact. I'm sure this is all subject to change. But as of yesterday, this is the word.
It's unfortunate, but economics was the deciding factor. A lot of folks are fine with the TKL's. I for one am not. Therefore, I have Collings made cases.
The choice is yours. After the fact.
the goal is to keep the legacy intact as well as make money... as it was, it was a money loser even before it became a bottleneck. GREAT news though. thanks for posting. just think, if there were, all of a sudden, a bunch of orders which included the case as an upgrade, instead of as an after-the-sale accessory, the case could become a guitar bottleneck again, as it was all last year. good for Collings working through the logistics and keepin 'er goin':) i LOVE those cases.