True. But with a dobro, especially, there are heavy/sharp steel bars, picks and stuff banging around inside the case compartment. This little case I pointed out above comes with wire snips, a pick case, fingernail clips, string winder and stuff for changing strings, too. Handy when you pop a string and have to change it outside your house. Let's see how good it is when it arrives. Sometimes things ain't what they appear to be, right?