Pete E. wrote:

Tolex is the wrap used on guitar cases and amps.

I have drilled out some rivets on case hardware and used very small screws & nuts to reinstall.  I get those at my local ACE hardware and/or Tru-Value hardware stores.
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I did not know that's what was used.  Did you find that you could have kept the hardware in place and strategically cut pieces of Tolex around it?  Or probably best to remove the hardware?

zpark wrote:

Pete E. wrote:

Tolex is the wrap used on guitar cases and amps.
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I did not know that's what was used.  Did you find that you could have kept the hardware in place and strategically cut pieces of Tolex around it?  Or probably best to remove the hardware?

That's not what was used. Tolex was invented in the mid-'40s and is not known to have been used by typewriter companies. Even with musical companies, it was only used by some of them, though Fender was prominent. Beware of "Kleenex Syndrome".

But it is a good cover for our cases! Available from MojoTone, https://www.mojotone.com/cabinets/cabinet-parts-hardware/tolex-carpet-and-tweed?page=1

And here is a great source for authentic handle material and hardware: https://brettunsvillage.com/tools-hardware/trunk-parts/trunk-handles/

And here's one for feet: https://www.performance-pcs.com/search/?q=case%20feet

And here's one for everything: Note the categories at the left: https://www.mcmaster.com/