hi...
I understand ur questions n concerns..
I personally like it when the scales lift n stand..( not the situation on this case)
the python was laminated on vegtan with a hot press... I colored the natural hide with a saddle tan shade...so the scales r flat out... but still giving a very nice n soft feel. I don't pin my exotic skins while tanning... it makes them hard n not soft.. other tanneries use those techniques to get more area of skin... I don't... Italian old school techniques...I prefer to have them naturally shrink a little... but at same time being very soft as silk...
I give life guarantee on all my cases... every client knows that... if it breaks or something happens... I just make a new one... n that's it! ur welcome to contact me for a custom case.. or you can reach omega billiards if ur located in the USA...